Legacy of the Sabretooth

After defeating the ambushed Southern guerrillas, Bagley began directing his men to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded on both sides.

At this time, both sides have not yet killed the red eye, and they still remember the feelings of their former colleagues, so even the wounded soldiers of the other side will be treated after the war.

"Victor, you're a natural soldier, and the way you dodge bullets is interesting, did Clyde teach you?"

"No, this is what I learned from books, that antelopes on the African savannah, will get rid of the culling of lions by irregular zigzag movements, and I have found that irregular zigzag movements do make aiming more difficult."

"Is that so? Very interesting method that you can teach to our soldiers? "

"... I can give it a try, but this method is more difficult and requires a lot of physical fitness from the soldiers."

"No problem, I will select a few soldiers with good physical fitness, flexible and obedient minds to come to you to study, I hope you don't hide your secrets when the time comes."

"... Then let them come. "

In fact, Victor's inner monologue is that except for those superhumans and the protagonist, those who dodge bullets in this way are basically beaten into a sieve.

But Bagley naturally didn't know, he also hoped that after someone learned it, he would learn it from Victor, although the opportunity to personally lead the charge was rare, but no one was too short of ways to save his life on the battlefield.

While Victor and Bagley were chatting, the soldiers of the Fifth Regiment finished cleaning up the battlefield, leaving the prisoners and wounded soldiers and other passengers in place to wait for rescue, leaving a squad of about 100 men to protect them and guard the prisoners.

The other officers and soldiers, who were not injured, began to march on foot toward the train station, dozens of miles away, led by Bagley.

They were supposed to arrive by train before tonight, but because the guerrillas had blown up the railroad, they had to march there on foot, and they needed to find another train to move on.

This was a breeze for Victor, but not so easy for the other soldiers.

However, at this time, the Fifth Cavalry Regiment was the elite of the Federation, and because it had just successfully repelled the ambushed southern guerrillas, its morale was high.

So they ended up at the train station that night and boarded another train that was also bound for Washington.

This time, there were no more guerrillas bombing railroads, climbing trains, or ambushing them, and they made it all the way to Washington, D.C., where they joined up with the rest of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, which had already arrived.

And Victor was also promoted for his bravery in the encounter, becoming an honorable captain officer, that is, a company cadre.

After the award, there was a salon to celebrate his promotion. In fact, in just a few weeks, 35,000 soldiers from the northern states gathered in the capital of the United States of America.

With the exception of a few elite units such as the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, the rest were young volunteers from the northern states.

The patriotic fervor sparked by the recent Mexican-American War has not subsided, but most of the new generation of the Union has not experienced the brutality of real war.

Their knowledge of war is limited to a series of victories in history books and romantic depictions in biographical novels.

So when President Lincoln issued the call, they responded positively to the call of the nation and gathered under that fluttering star and stripe flag.

It's not so much that they're here to join the army, it's better that they think they're here for summer camp. Of course, the summer camp won't let them dig and build bunkers every day.

The soldiers dug up the earth and ate the ashes to build bunkers every day, while the idle officers had to attend the daily gatherings and salons held by local officials.

Whether it is a senior commander, a commander in chief of an army, or a junior officer, all of them can participate in the salon cocktail party that is held every day during their rotation.

As for saying that alcohol is banned in the army? No kidding, in fact, in addition to Maozi, it is probably the most drinkable in the US Army. After the independence of the United States, the Continental Congress stipulated that whiskey should be distributed as the standard ration of the Army.

And when it comes to party socialization, it is impossible not to mention the flower of communication in Washington today: Ross O'Neill Greenhouse.

She can be called a model of the template of the female protagonist, who was once born extraordinary, but her parents died when she was a child. Then he fell under the fence and helped his aunt open a hotel, but because of this, he became acquainted with Robert Greenhow, an official of the State Department.

Then she became Mrs. Greenhouse, and soon the smart, lovable and ambitious Rose made many powerful friends in the political circles.

And soon after getting married, she was widowed, and after being widowed, a large number of men of status fell under her pomegranate skirt.

She spends her days at parties, spending money and fascinating countless men, including Victor's boss, Lieutenant Colonel Bagley.

So when Lieutenant Colonel Bagley learned that there would be a dinner party attended by Mrs. Greenhorn that night, he couldn't wait to bring Victor with him.

After all, after Victor is an old man, and he is his own cronies and subordinates, he still has to take it along, attend more such gatherings, get to know some upper-class people, and establish a network, which will help him to be promoted in the future, and he will not become a wild man who appeared out of nowhere, and then be suppressed.

It was at this party that Victor met Rose O'Neill Greenhorn for the first time, and I have to say that this is indeed a stunner.

Long cloud-like hair shrouded her forehead like a pale twilight that shrouded the western sunset. Those big eyes, which were equally moving, shone with a bright light.

However, Victor lost interest after a few glances, after all, as a mere captain, he ran to fight with a group of high-ranking people for women, didn't he light a lamp in a pit - looking for death (shi)?

Don't you see that even Lieutenant Colonel Bagley can only look at it with envy and hatred on the periphery, instead of paying attention to that piece of meat, it is better to pay attention to what can be eaten on the table. (Well, it's influenced by beast instinct)

As the saying goes, it's better to act than to move, and then he unloaded the piece of ham on the table and began to feast on it. Bagley's plan to bring him here for a long time is in vain, but the main owner himself has gone to be a licking dog, and he can't be blamed for Victor's gluttony, right?

However, while Victor was eating, he heard something very interesting. For example, our Miss Ross asks a young girl named Betty to hand over a copy to Bohammu, a Confederate general stationed at the Fairfax County Courthouse.

"It's kind of interesting, this Miss Ross could actually be a spy of the Southern Army? I don't know what the group of licking dogs who gave her a high-level will have when they know about this matter, probably they put her to death with a pity mentality. "

But in the end, Victor didn't take any action, as for reporting Ross O'Neill Greenhouse? That's impossible, it's impossible to report her in this life.

First of all, I have no evidence, and secondly, the status of the two sides is not at the same level. A low-ranking officer and the widow of a high-ranking official, you can know who to listen to at a glance.

Tracking down the girl named Betty? This is simple, but the charge of desertion is not easy to remember, and I am afraid that it will go to a military court.

And it's very likely that the effort is thankless, rather than participating in these some and not, it is better to eat meat now, and in a few days on the battlefield, you won't have such a good ham to eat.

Victor continued to concentrate on the ham in front of him, until at last the disillusioned Lieutenant Colonel Bagley pulled him back to his barracks, and he had already killed two large pieces of ham.

At this time, the military camp was noisy like a busy city, and tens of thousands of aspiring young people from the United States of America gathered here to participate in the Boy Scout summer camp. Ahh

Their leader, the commander of the Northern Army, General Owen McDowell, who had no actual combat experience like them, was so troubled by the assigned battle plan that he had spent the other night studying in Mrs. Greenhow's bedroom the other night, and you can see that his eyes were still black when he presented his battle plan to President Lincoln this morning. What a dedicated Commander!

事实上,此时华盛顿的情况十分危急,林肯总统站在白宫楼上,就可以看到波托马克河对面飘扬的南军旗帜.

The aspiring young people have only 90 days of service, and they will be able to go home in a few weeks. If you're close, you might be able to catch dinner on the day you go home.

And there was a Confederate army of 22,000 men stationed in Menassas, thirty miles west of Washington, and if the aspiring young men were to disband and go home, this Confederate army might be in the city within a day or two, which was why Lincoln and the congressional princes could not sleep at night.

So when General Owen McDowell submitted his battle plan, Lincoln immediately gave the order to take immediate action.

Although the opinion of the masses was to circle a wave of soldiers, go directly south to Richmond, the capital of the enemy army. But if you do this, you may be stolen by the southern army in the west.

So in the end, General McDowell chose to go west (Shangdan) to eliminate this Southern army, which could threaten the president and congressional bigwigs at any time.

That being said, the westward march was a sensible strategy, as it would not only remove the threat to the capital, but also lead to the Monassas Route, which would allow access to the Sugando Valley, the traditional northern route to Virginia.

The situation on the eastern battlefield before McDowell at this time was: apart from his own troops and the enemy forces of Menassas;

At the northern end of the Shan'an Dao Valley, at Harris Ferry, there were 18,000 Confederate troops of Pennsylvania under General Patterson, facing 12,000 Confederate troops under General Johnston; In addition, there are 10,000 Northern soldiers fighting against a small number of Southern troops at the end of the Virginia Peninsula.

McDowaugh's plan was to attack Menassas's Confederate army, make it withdraw from Menassas, and finally fight a decisive battle in his favor to completely destroy the opponent. Then circle a group of pawn A to Richmond.

But it was clear that things weren't going the way he had planned.....