The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 417 This Wrong War Should Stop

Thurford Birchard Hayes stood quietly at the window, his eyes fixed on the northeast direction.

It's in the direction of Annapolis.

It was not until the sun rose and he heard the door open behind him that Thurford Birchard Hayes turned around.

In just one night, he seemed to have aged by a dozen years.

He learned the news from the front last night. Philip Sheridan sent a final telegram to the White House before retreating.

At that time, he already knew that he was doomed to lose the battle and might not even have the chance to evacuate.

Thurford Birchard Hayes looked expectantly at the secretary who came in.

Hopefully he can bring some good news.

The secretary shook his head slightly.

There was also half a regiment of infantry near the long bridge over the Potomac, which, though unable to see the action of the battle, had seen the great explosions at the harbor and at Annapolis the previous night.

Combined with the information sent back by Philip Sheridan, it can be confirmed that the front line has failed again.

"Is God blessing him?" Thurford Birchard Hayes didn't know whether he was asking himself or his secretary.

A Chinese man led a few hundred people to defeat nine corps. A brigadier general like Nelson, who had made outstanding contributions, and Sherman, who was famous in the Civil War, were both defeated by the enemy and were captured.

Philip Sheridan, like Sherman, rose to prominence in the Civil War and for many years presided over the Indian Wars in the West…

However, even with a force far superior to that of the enemy and complete preparations, they were still defeated by the enemy.

This time, the other side only had 1,100 people.

He couldn't imagine anything else except God blessing the other person.

Now Washington only has half an infantry regiment in Longbridge and one infantry regiment in Baltimore... But even if they are recalled, can they withstand the enemy's offensive?

He couldn't even think of any general who could lead troops to intercept the enemy at this time.

The secretary was silent for a moment and then said, "Mr. Wheeler is here, waiting for your summons!"

William A. Wheeler, today's Vice President of the United States, is the ex-officio President of the Senate and the coordinator of internal and external conflicts between the government and the Republican Party.

"Let him come over here!" said Thurford Birchard Hayes.

He knew that many people must have visited William A. Wheeler since late last night, and that they must have come this time to consider the attitudes of the senators.

A moment later, William A. Wheeler walked into the study and saw that the president seemed to have aged by more than ten years. He said, "I heard that you didn't sleep last night? I understand that the situation on the front line is urgent, but you should make sure to rest."

"There's not much time to rest!" Thurford Birchard Hayes cheered up.

"Did you come here this time to bring the opinions of those congressmen?"

"Yes!" William A. Wheeler asked after he sat down, "Is there no chance?"

After receiving the battle report from the front line last night, many congressmen have come to see him.

"The front line lost!" Thurford Birchard Hayes said with a wry smile: "I was just wondering if God was blessing him."

"In this case... this wrong war should be stopped, Mr. President! We need to talk to the Chinese, listen to his ideas, and make certain compromises to meet his reasonable demands!"

"We can't waste any more time. Every day we delay will make the situation worse!"

The situation inside the United States is already very bad and they can no longer delay any longer.

Since it is impossible to suppress the Chinese, the only option is to compromise.

"William, there's no need to speak so formally! That son of a bitch won, and we have to agree to some of his conditions! I will be the most failed president in American history!" Thurford Birchard Hayes cursed directly.

"It is not the job of the President to go to war..." William A. Wheeler stopped midway through his sentence.

He wanted to say that the president's job is not to fight wars, but to make policies and develop the country.

However, the Chen Zhengwei incident is indeed closely related to the President.

In particular, some of Thurford Hayes' previous tough speeches will be recorded in history along with the outcome of the war.

"I authorize you to negotiate with him!" The two were silent for a moment, and Thurford Birchard Hayes said, "But there is one thing you must fight for!"

"This time we have drawn a large number of troops from the west, giving those Indians a chance to breathe! We need him and his Chinese army... to join the Indian War! We can make more concessions for this."

“If they want a higher social status and want to integrate into the mainstream, then they also need to pay!”

Thurford Birchard Hayes looked at him and said seriously:

"We can't keep them. We must consume them and let their blood flow in the West! Do you understand, William?"

"I'll try my best! But I have to say that the Chinese is not easy to deal with!" William A. Wheeler nodded.

Mr. President has the right idea.

But he was not sure he could achieve this goal.

From the development of the whole incident, we can see that the Chinese man is very smart and very good at manipulating people's hearts... If anyone thinks that the Chinese man is easy to deceive, then he is a real fool.

After consulting with the President, William A. Wheeler left the presidential palace.

Back in the Senate office in the Capitol, senators kept coming to visit.

After sending everyone away, William A. Wheeler rubbed his temples with a headache, and then arranged for someone to leave Washington DC with him. He needed to meet the Chinese man.

At the same time, some secret news began to spread through various channels.

"That Chinese won?" JP Morgan frowned. It seemed that he had to find an opportunity to meet him.

Previously, he learned through some channels that Britain was going to provide aid to Chen Zhengwei, and he wanted to persuade the British government to stop this aid, but failed.

After all, power in the UK is in the hands of the monarch and parliament, unlike the United States which is completely infiltrated by capital.

However, the interests of the British government and capitalists are not consistent.

So he has never liked Britain.

Yes, this matter actually had nothing to do with Randolph Churchill, but when he spoke of it, it became his credit.

However, Chen Zhengwei didn't believe his nonsense at all. This kind of politician never speaks the truth, and it is even more impossible for Randolph Churchill to use his connections for $100,000.

So Chen Zhengwei pretended not to hear it at that time.

After a few days, when JP Morgan's anger began to subside, it began to reconsider Chen Zhengwei.

At the same time, some other top tycoons also learned about Chen Zhengwei's victory through their own channels, and each had their own thoughts.

And once again, the outnumbered side won, and the army was fully prepared.

“Troublesome Chinese!”

"Military genius!"

This is the most prominent label on Chen Zhengwei.

At a manor in Pittsburgh, Andrew Carnegie put down the telegram in his hand, picked up the coffee and took a sip, looking very happy.

Unlike others, he actually has a good impression of Chen Zhengwei.

He has studied Chen Zhengwei's style of doing things. Chen Zhengwei is very similar to him in some ways. He has a destructive desire to break the rules. That is a person's destructive instinct.

He felt that he could cooperate with Chen Zhengwei on some business.

For example, he really likes Chen Zhengwei's method of using brutal means to acquire companies at the lowest cost.

He recently wanted to acquire several steel mills in Pittsburgh, but the other party either didn't want to sell or the offer was too high, which made him very dissatisfied.

……

When Philip Sheridan saw Chen Zhengwei, he stared at the tall young man with lifeless eyes.

This is the person who made a targeted plan for his arrangement in a short period of time, without making any mistakes or giving himself any chances!

Moreover, the other party may not have attended any military school... In fact, considering his age, even if he had attended a military school, he would not have graduated yet.

Yes, according to the information, this Chinese man is only 19 years old!
Terrible age, terrible talent!

"Philip Sheridan?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

"Why does it look like it's been messed up?"

Philip Sheridan did not say anything. He really had no intention of arguing. His confidence had been shattered by the battle last night.

"It looks like he's a useless man, let's take him away! Notify everyone to go back to where we camped yesterday and have a rest after dinner!" Chen Zhengwei said while eating a can of food.

After fighting all night last night, he planned to rest for a day before heading to Washington.

If I'm not mistaken, the people coming from Washington to negotiate are already on the way.

As for Annapolis... he didn't like it here; it was within range of the navy's gunboats.

Although he thought that the navy would not fire a few shells at him while he was sleeping, he still had to be prepared for the worst.

After breakfast, the situation was counted.

The casualties in this battle were not great, with only more than a hundred people, of whom only more than forty died and the rest were injured.

There were only 41 mortar shells left.

There is still a lot of ammunition left, about 15 rounds.

The enemy had five gunboats, two and a half infantry regiments, and half a cavalry regiment, with a total number of more than 3200 people. In the end, more than 600 people were captured, half of whom were wounded, and the rest were annihilated.

The casualties were too heavy.

These people in the army have been completely defeated and have no intention of resisting anymore.

In addition, a large amount of supplies was captured, including several intact twelve-pound and twenty-four-pound howitzers, as well as some ammunition.

……

Chen Zhengwei rested until the next morning before bringing his men to Changqiao.

"Brother Wei, there are people on the opposite side, it looks like there are two companies!" Aaron came to Chen Zhengwei's carriage with a telescope.

"Someone is probably coming! Tell the guys not to shoot!" said Chen Zhengwei.

Just five minutes after Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, two men in gentlemen's suits came over with their arms open.

He was then taken to Chen Zhengwei's carriage.

The two looked at Chen Zhengwei, who had changed into a red suit in the carriage... He was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, but he didn't look gentlemanly at all.

The opponent's explosive body does not give people any gentle feeling.

It was this Chinese who completely defeated the army and forced Washington to send them to negotiate peace.

"Mr. Chen! This wrong war should be stopped!"

“I am the secretary of Vice President William A. Wheeler, and we both need to put down our weapons and talk!
(End of this chapter)