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Chapter 28 Death of 'Stonewall' (1)



Chapter 28 Death of 'Stonewall' ([-])

After 'Seven Days of Purgatory,' Victor and the boys from Brooklyn's No. 14 Militia went to the Battle of Maryland, and joined forces with the [-]th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on a bloody day at Antietam. It has a better record than any other federal regiment.

But correspondingly, it also paid a heavy price.

According to Major Rufus Dawes of the [-]th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment:
"Brooklyn No. 14, those good-looking lads the Rebels called the Red-legged Devils, came to our line and filled the dreadful gap in the line.

These lads from New York State and Wisconsin merged into a common front, shooting like crazy.Everyone was tearing up reloading, crouching for ammo, passing guns, shooting a trail of blood.

And I also witnessed the legend of the No.14 regiment in Brooklyn: Victor the 'saber-toothed tiger', he is a burly guy with blond hair.

He was invincible on the battlefield, and no enemy could survive within three meters of him. Many times the rebels rushed to our position, but they were all repelled by the boys of the [-]th regiment led by him.

Then, under his leadership, the soldiers rushed into the Southern Army's position in Dante Church. They were passionate, loaded and opened fire crazily, shouting and shouting hysterically, and the entire battlefield was full of rebels fleeing everywhere. "

After the war, the Brooklyn No.14 militia regiment had a rare opportunity to recuperate due to heavy losses.

After all, no matter how good Victor is on the battlefield, no matter how invincible he is, his power alone is limited. He can't kill all the attacking southern troops by himself, and he can't let others have the same freedom as him. healing factor.

So in the end, although the Brooklyn No.14 militia won the final victory in the "Day of Blood" in Antietam, it also paid the price of more than half of the casualties.

Therefore, in this battle of Chancellorsville, only a few uninjured soldiers were drawn out, and Victor was the leader to form an elite 'hunter', responsible for reconnaissance on the battlefield and sneak attacks on the enemy.

Both of these are what Victor is most proficient in, no less than his ability to fight head-on.Therefore, under the leadership of Victor, this team went deep into the enemy's rear without any disadvantages, and achieved extremely brilliant results.

The biggest gain among them was a piece of intelligence seized from Frederick. This piece of information was extremely important, and it contained Edward Lee's complete campaign plan of the Confederate Army.

The plan was called: Special Order 919, and was issued by General Lee to all his commanders, including 'Stonewall' Jackson.

"Copy this plan aside and ask Jerry to deliver a copy to General Hill"

Then 'Stonewall' Jackson, out of caution, asked his soldiers to make a copy and sent a copy to General Hill, who was originally under him.

And Jerry, the soldier responsible for delivering the letter, was captured by a team led by Victor's adjutant Tom on the way.

After torture and interrogation, Victor obtained Jackson's location and this important information.

Then this information passed through the hands of Colonel Edward and quickly passed to McClellan.McClellan was overjoyed to learn that Lee now had fewer than 20000 men.

If McClellan acted decisively, this war, which deeply disgusted Americans and many book lovers, would end within 24 hours.

However, it took him 16 hours to make a decision. During this critical 16 hours, Lee had already learned that the plan had been lost. He immediately mobilized all the troops he could mobilize to defend the mountain pass, and the rest of the troops concentrated at the Antaitem River. . (So ​​this war will continue for a few more chapters.)

When McClellan finally made up his mind to act the next day, he found that the pass had been blocked. After a day of hard fighting, the Northern Army finally passed the pass.

Although McClellan had no idea where Lee was, he still sent Lincoln a good news.Lin Jian, who received the good news, was dubious: "Just him?won?Your claim that he's a Confederate spy is more believable than that'. (To be honest, after McClellan retired, he ran for president with Lin Qiang. The most famous speech during the period was: I will end the war! Even if the price is to make the South independent!)

At the same time that Lin Qian received the good news from McClellan, Lee, who was planning to retreat through the Potomac River, also received a good news.

The general who sent the good news was nicknamed 'Stonewall'. While McClellan was attacking the mountain pass, 'Stonewall' Jackson led 20000 men under his command to take Harris Ferry almost without bloodshed, and created a U.S. military strategy to maintain nearly 80-year record: more than 11000 soldiers surrendered.

Victor and others who followed 'Stonewall' Jackson along the way watched in surprise and pain that more than 1 federal soldiers became captives of the enemy without an exchange of fire.

The record set by these surrendering soldiers was not broken until the Japanese army landed in the Philippines during World War II. At that time, the American army and the scale of the war were far from the same era as this era.

In addition, 'Stonewall' Jackson's troops also seized a large amount of munitions and clothing, and the Confederate soldiers who followed Jackson from the valley finally put on new uniforms.

"I feel like if this 'Stonewall' Jackson isn't dead and our commander is still that old snail McClellan, then the Federation pills."

Looking at the Southern Army soldiers cheering for victory in the port below, Victor said to his adjutant expressionlessly.
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Regarding Victor's words, Tom was speechless, because from the bottom of his heart, he agreed with Victor's words.But his character and work ethic made him unwilling to 'slander' his chief, so he finally chose to remain silent.

But if he didn't reply, it doesn't mean that Victor will let him go like this. Victor put his arms around his shoulders and added:

"How about it? Do you want to find a way to shoot him? For example, if you open fire on the mountain to attract their attention, how about I sneak in and break the neck of that 'Stone Wall'?"

In the end, Victor's plan was scrapped under the strong opposition of Tom and others.

What an international joke!If you rush in and kill seven people and seven people, maybe there is nothing wrong with it, but what about the hundred and ten of us, it may not be enough for the tens of thousands of people below to grit their teeth.

When Victor complained about McClellan's old snail, McClellan did not disappoint him, and he really made frequent tricks in this decisive battle.

After McClellan, who led 75000 people, managed to catch up with Lee, he began to mutter again. He felt that maybe what Victor sent was false information, and Lee should have 120000 people at this time.

So he decided to camp and wait for the rest of the troops to arrive, especially the artillery and supplies, and then he himself spent the whole day in the tent preparing the battle plan for the future, and the irony is that by the time everyone arrived , He has not provided even a battle plan to his subordinates.

When the war finally started, McClellan adopted the most conservative refueling tactic, adding fuel one army at a time.

The weak southern army was unable to advance, and the federal army, determined to defend, focused on fueling. In the end, when McClellan still had a third of the troops without firing a shot, this ridiculous battle ended with Li Lianye crossing the river to withdraw. a full stop.

Although the result was a tie, McClellan thought he had won, so he sent a good news to Lin Niai, and then Lin Niai used this rally to publish the famous abolitionist declaration.

His move not only won numerous international praises for the North, but also completely changed the nature of this war, from the South's war for independence to the North's war to abolish the decadent slavery.

Then McClellan, who managed to achieve 'victory' not long ago, showed his 'snail' nature again at this time.

It took him three weeks to prepare, and then it took him nine days to bring his 9 men across the Potomac River, when Lee, whose troops had been fully replenished and rested, easily stopped them. his way.

For the snail-like McClellan, Lin Che finally couldn't bear it anymore. He immediately dismissed his post and appointed General Burnside, who had professionally captured the bridge in the previous battle, as the commander-in-chief of the Union Army.

As a result, although this old man has rectified the army and is an activist, he submitted his action plan to Lin Niang that day: I have completed the formation of the army, and I am going to go directly to my hometown on the opposite side.

And Lin Qiang had already suffered a nervous breakdown from McClellan's procrastination, and approved Burnside's plan based on the mentality that as long as you can move, you can do anything.

I have to say that Burnside and McClellan are really two diametrically opposed people. Compared with McClellan who had no plan, he made a very "regular" plan.I call it: the friendly troops line up and shoot plan.

His plan was to cross a large river and then attack the high ground with the enemy in full swing.

Then he thought that McClellan's forces were too scattered, so he demanded that the attacking Union army must concentrate and charge shoulder to shoulder.

Then the cruelty began. The Confederates lined up next to each other in four rows on the stone wall. One row was fired and replaced by another row, like a machine gun.The brave Northern Army fell on the battlefield one after another. At the end of the day, more than 6300 Union soldiers fell in front of the stone wall.

But Burnside, standing in the distance, still earnestly ordered to continue the attack according to the plan, until the generals refused to carry out the order.When it got dark, the Union Army suffered as many as 13000 casualties, while the Confederate Army had only 5300.

In the end, Burnside lost the team and lost his position as a matter of course, and Lin Qiang began to have a headache for finding a qualified supreme commander.
Eventually, he promoted General Hooker, who had seen Victor in a battle and was impressed by him.

So after he took over the appointment of the Supreme Commander, the first thing he did was to summon Colonel Edward and the 'saber-toothed tiger' Victor.

Command them: Assemble a small but tough squad with Victor at the head.And the team has only one task: sneak into the enemy's rear, and wait for an opportunity to assassinate 'Stonewall' Jackson or the supreme commander of the Confederate Army: Edward Lee in the upcoming battle.

 Because of Calvin, and I didn't go home until after eight o'clock today, so this chapter is relatively watery, and I apologize to all readers here.Then I would like to thank the three book friends Yang Chengru, Starry Sky of the Gods, and Movie No. [-] for their rewards.Then py a book: Xinyue members in Marvel.Those who are interested can take a look.In the end, it is still asking for collection and recommendation.

  
 
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