: Misfortune

The Civil War can now be divided into two stages.

The period from April 1861 to September 1862 was the "limited war" stage. Both sides concentrated their forces on the Eastern Battlefield and launched a fierce battle to compete for the other side's capital.

Capture the thief first and capture the king first. Both the southern and northern armies believed that they could make the other side surrender by conquering the other side's capital.

At the beginning of the war, the strength of the North greatly exceeded that of the South. There were 22.34 million people in the North and only 9.1 million in the South, and more than 3.8 million of them were black slaves. The North had developed industry, an extensive railway network and abundant food, while the South had almost no industry.

, and there are very few railways.

However, the South has sufficient military preparations and has a well-equipped and well-trained army. They have participated in the U.S.-Mexican War before. Their troops have sufficient combat experience, and their commanders are also very experienced. No matter what they encounter on the battlefield,

No matter the situation, the strategy can be adjusted in a timely manner. The famous generals commanded include "The First General of West Point" Lester Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson, "The Undefeated General" Johnston, "Little Belisarius" Ti

Vincent and most other outstanding generals who graduated from West Point Military Academy went to the south.

In the first phase of the war, the northerners lost to the southerners in the eastern battlefield, so there was a scene where Scarlett became a widow, but could still participate in the dance to raise funds.

The turning point in the Civil War was when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, which launched a series of wars to liberate black slaves and allowed blacks to join the army, thus greatly strengthening the strength of the Northern Army.

, and also promulgated the Homestead Law. As long as the northerners won the war, the black slaves completely won back their freedom, so countless slaves from the southern plantations began to flee to the north.

On the frontal battlefield, the northern army adopted a vigorous strategy, aiming to give the southern army a psychological blow. However, the result was not so satisfactory. After the slaves were liberated, the southern planting industry had no labor force, and the southern economic trend

collapsed, and the civil war ended with the victory of the North.

When you win, you sing and dance, but when you lose, you are all gloomy. That bastard Rhett Butler, while other men are fighting desperately on the front line, he is hanging out with the women in the rear.

With the improvement of productivity, the lost equipment can be produced in the rear factories immediately, but people are not so easy to replace. There are fewer men in the south, and there are even fewer men over 16 and under 60 years old. In addition, slaves are constantly fleeing to "freedom"

"North", it was difficult to revive the morale of the South.

Rhett Butler said that the goals proposed for survival in the past have disappeared before our eyes.

Just like two boxers, no matter how strong one is, if he always hits the opponent's well-protected head, it will obviously take a long time to knock the opponent down.

The longer the war drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to the smaller side. No matter how much more elite the southern army is than the northern army, the defeat has already occurred. The large strategic depth area allows the army to have time to breathe and use the time to regroup and repair.

A country with depth has a larger buffer zone for defense against the enemy than a country without depth. A larger buffer zone allows a country to gain more time to wake up from panic after losing the first confrontation and start planning for more success.

A far-sighted strategy, not just a simple defense or counterattack.

In short, the benefits of a vast land are obvious. Even if it is a desert with nothing, as long as it can become a strategic depth, this land cannot be lost.

At the beginning, the Civil War was not a just war launched to free slaves. After the war, the status of black people was still low, they were discriminated against and persecuted, and they were only nominally free.

The British, the allies of the Southern Army, did not need to support the Southerners too much because of the continuous cotton harvests and the food provided by the colonies in India. In addition, the economic crisis broke out in 1857, the labor movement after the crisis, and the call for parliamentary reform.

It's so high that they have no time to take care of themselves.

When wounded soldiers were laid out on the streets of Atlanta, they looked nothing like humans. Instead, they looked like a swarm of bugs writhing on the ground.

At that time, breech-loading guns had just begun to be used. The cavalry that had once been responsible for the decisive blow on the battlefield rarely charged anymore, but were mainly used for mobile transfers. Trenches began to appear, and positional warfare relied on the terrain and fortifications of the position for defense.

Correspondingly, sports stations that take advantage of mobility and exchange space for time have also been produced.

There are very few things women can do in troubled times. When Melanie is about to give birth, the only person she can rely on is Scarlett, a selfish woman who loves her husband Ashley and watches her die.

Women will turn against each other because of men, but life will cut away the natural edges of gems like a grinding wheel, and it doesn’t matter whether there is love or not.

In the world of a little girl, she doesn't have to pretend or consider others. Scarlett approached Melanie in order to have an affair with Ashley and took advantage of Melanie.

However, when the war takes away the peace of life, takes away material superiority, and takes away men who can shoulder heavy burdens outside the home, women have to be strong on their own.

The selfish Scarlett stood in front of Melanie, helped her deliver the baby, and found a carriage to take her out of Atlanta. However, all the horses and carriages had been requisitioned by the army at that time, so she still had to go to Rhett Butler for help.

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When she saw Rhett Butler driving the carriage, her first words were, "I know you can be relied upon."

When a woman is a child, she will not understand why women like men’s shoulders the most. Scarlett can cry as much as she wants in front of Rhett Butler and no longer has to pretend to be strong. When Albus Dumbledore was still alive, she

She only needs to obey orders and do not need to use her own brain to judge at all. Even though she knows that the old fool is not as kind and kind as he seems, the real Albus is just like what Grindelwald wrote in his letter, he is a hypocrite.

But when he is around, others only need to follow, and this kind of life is really much easier.

It is very happy to be ignorant, simple and like a child, but Socrates said that there are two kinds of people in this world, one is a happy pig and the other is a painful person.

In a poor situation, Scarlett never had a sense of responsibility, then she had a sense of responsibility, and finally shouldered the burden of the family. From being self-centered to being considerate of others, from being naive and ignorant to being calm and sophisticated, war can change people, things can change people, that

Scarlett is good at making use of her beautiful appearance and makes a group of people unhappy. Scarlett, who is vain and selfish, did not choose the "easy path" and became a woman who sells herself out like Ms. Huating.

When she was so depressed that she had no food to eat, she could still stand up, hold her head high, and vow to change the situation on her own. She swore and said: God is my witness, I will not give in, I will get through this difficulty.

After the war is over, I will never go hungry again. No, and neither will my family. Even if I am asked to lie, steal, cheat, or kill, God is my witness, I will never go hungry again.

This strong "bad woman" is so different that Scarlett not only survived in troubled times, but also lived well.

As for Rhett Butler, he joined the army when everyone knew that the Confederate Army could not win, and left Scarlett when she needed him most. He is definitely a "bad man". He does not follow the crowd and praises Scarlett

He was "smart" and was stupid when he didn't join the army.

At that time, they were near Terra Manor. The once beautiful manor had become desolate and dilapidated, and the past was blown away by the wind like ashes and disappeared without a trace.

When they first met, Scarlett said: Sir, you are really not a gentleman.

Rhett Butler said: Miss, you are not a lady either.

The two of them are so similar, both are selfish and cunning, and are not good people.

Whenever she fake smiles, Severus can always see right through her and he says to her: Why do you pretend to be happy when you are obviously unhappy?

She just wanted to blend in with ordinary people so much, not to be as unpopular as him and become the most hated teacher in the school.

Hufflepuff's bravery is not inferior to that of Gryffindor, his wisdom is not inferior to that of Ravenclaw, and his confidence is not inferior to that of Slytherin. He has just kept a low profile for too long, and has forgotten to show his talents for so long. Only the best every time

Hufflepuff can be seen at critical moments of danger, becoming the key to reversing the defeat.

Women don't give birth to children so that they can become humanoid machines on the production line, nor do they want them to become "bugs" lying in agony on the streets of Atlanta.

Many people remember how rich Soros is and how skilled he is at shorting the Thai baht, but few remember how he lived to avoid rape when he was a child.

In order to fill his stomach, he often lies. Lying and deceiving others is his way of survival in times of turmoil.

As long as no one is harmed, morality may give way to survival.

When people face the threat of death, they can do anything. Just like the physical quanta of particles cannot have a definite value, the securities market is often in an uncertain state, and it is difficult to accurately measure and

It is estimated that when he attacked the Thai baht, he created panic and pessimism in the market, triggered a "herding effect", and then began to harvest the foreign exchange market.

The Hong Kong financial defense war is the most exciting and magnificent page in the history of modern finance. International speculators short-sold stocks and futures in the securities market, greatly suppressing the Hang Seng Index, causing the Hang Seng Index to plummet from 10,000 points to 8,000 points.

, and pointed directly at 6,000 points. When the storm was about to come, bad news was flying all over the securities market. In early August 1998, speculators trumpeted that the RMB would depreciate by 10%. Among them, the RMB black market transactions in Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places dropped.

At about 9.5 RMB per U.S. dollar, speculators spread rumors that the RMB will depreciate in order to affect people's confidence in the Hong Kong dollar. In addition, speculators also spread rumors about the instability of mainland banks, and their purpose is still

Create psychological conditions for him to snipe at the Hong Kong dollar.

Although a low exchange rate can give export products a price advantage, excessive devaluation will create pessimistic expectations for international capital investors, leading them to sell off a large number of stocks, real estate, etc., and then use the liquidated currency to exchange for foreign currencies such as Japanese yen to escape.

Going abroad has caused the prices of stock and property markets to continue to fall, and the domestic asset bubble has burst.

When Soros attacked the Thai baht, as long as he could create enough expectations of the Thai baht's depreciation, he could attract huge international hot money to join the short-selling camp independently. The rest is just to see who can hold on longer, short-sellers or long-sellers.

The one who gives up first will be completely defeated.

The same drama did not succeed in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's financial defense war is a life-and-death financial war with money, wisdom and courage as weapons. Both challengers and challengers are well aware of the benefits and risks involved in their success or failure.

There is a saying in Infernal Affairs: Sooner or later, you will have to pay back your money.

This time it is the United States that has made the capital pool so large, so we can’t blame the speculators from the East for coming over as “guests.”

As for what to do after the U.S. economy is ruined? As Piao Li said, tomorrow is a new day. As long as the capitalists don’t lose and jump off the building like they did in 1929, they can see the sun tomorrow.
Chapter completed!