The preparation time for both Liu Jintang and Grant has passed, and the battle will begin. At the same time, news from both sides in the mountains is continuously transmitted back to the military academy.
In the dormitory, Lincoln and Li Zhen sat opposite each other.
Li Zhen looked at Lincoln with a half-smile but said, "Mr. President came to West Point in person. I'm afraid it's not just as simple as coming to see me or visiting the military academy. What happened?"
Lincoln's expression froze. After a moment, he laughed again and said loudly: "President Lee is really a smart man. He can see my true purpose at a glance. This time he came to West Point Military Academy. On the one hand, he wanted to listen to President Lee. The exchange of combat experience with military academy professors and experts, and the other aspect of asking President Lee to abolish the black slave system.”
Li Zhen rolled his eyes and understood immediately, and said with a smile: "Mr. President and Secretary of State Seward returned to Washington first to convene officials to discuss the slave matter. The final result must be that the slave states in the south did not cooperate."
Lincoln nodded and said, "Yes, the resistance is very strong."
Li Zhen laughed and said: "Taking people's money is like killing lives. If you want to abolish slavery, you have to kill the slave owners in the south. If it were me, I would never agree to your approach."
Lincoln asked, "What would President Lee propose?"
Li Zhen chuckled and said: "It's very simple, abolish slavery in the form of law."
Lincoln's head shook like a wave, and with a resolute look on his face, he said firmly: "No, it cannot be forcibly abolished. Once slavery is abolished in the form of law, it will definitely trigger instability in a large number of slave states in the South. , even the slave owners in the South who did not intend to resist were forced to take up arms to resist, and this cannot be enforced."
Li Zhen shrugged and said nonchalantly: "In that case, there is nothing to say."
Lincoln frowned, not satisfied with Li Zhen's answer.
Li Zhen changed the topic and said with a smile: "The day has passed, and the two sides have begun to enter battle mode. I don't know what tricks Liu Jintang will use to defeat Colonel Grant. I am looking forward to it."
Lincoln smiled, understanding that Li Zhen would not continue to talk about the slave issue.
"Dong, dong,."
There was a knock on the door, then the door opened and Huang Qiang walked in.
He came to Li Zhen's side, bowed slightly, and whispered: "President, we have just received the news from the mountains and forests. The teams of Brigadier Liu and Colonel Grant have hidden their traces, and there has been no conflict."
Li Zhen nodded and said: "Continue to inquire about the news."
After Huang Qiang turned around and left, Lincoln also said goodbye and left, heading towards his residence.
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In the mountains, where the team led by Colonel Grant was stationed, Grant glanced at the students around him one by one, with a look of admiration on his face. This group of students can endure hardships, has a theoretical foundation, and has quite good quality. This time when he faced off against Liu Jintang, Grant Instead of being divided into three platoons like Liu Jintang, a person responsible for him was directly selected.
"Report,."
A loud shout came, and the student who was inquiring about the news quickly ran back. The student stood in front of Grant and said seriously: "Colonel Grant, five miles northwest of us, traces of Liu Jintang's team were found."
Grant had a smile on his face and said, "Keep following up."
Unexpectedly, the other party's whereabouts would be revealed so quickly.
"Yes." The student turned and left.
Five minutes later, another student ran back and reported loudly: "Colonel Grant, four miles to the west of us, traces of Liu Jintang's team were found."
Grant ordered: "Continue to follow up."
The student left again and continued to inquire about information.
Half an hour later, another student ran back and reported loudly: "Report, traces of Liu Jintang's team were found six miles north of us. I would like to ask Colonel Grant if he will send troops to annihilate them immediately."
After receiving three pieces of news in a row, Colonel Grant's brows furrowed into a frown.
A flash of doubt flashed in his eyes.
This situation is a bit interesting.
Traces of Liu Jintang's team appeared in the north, northwest, and west. Could it be that Liu Jintang cast a large net and wanted to surround him with a carpet-like search? Colonel Grant's expression was cold and solemn, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly Said: "Liu Jintang, Liu Jintang, you want to surround me, but you forgot that dividing your troops is a taboo. I will defeat you one by one and see how you can form an siege."
Grant changed his mind and said to himself, Liu Jintang only has a hundred students, who have been divided into three positions: north, northwest, and west. As long as he takes the students to the northwest and defeats the northwest troops in one fell swoop, he will completely stand Once he has a firm foothold, neither the forces from the north nor the forces from the west can pose a threat to him. Even if he faces a joint attack from both sides, he will not be afraid. When the time comes, he will defeat them one by one and win in one fell swoop.
Immediately, Grant informed the cadets of the military academy of his ideas and conveyed the order.
After giving the order, Grant led the students to the northwest.
Grant led the trainees to the northwest, but failed to find any trace of Liu Jintang's soldiers. Encountering this situation, Grant became wary of Liu Jintang. Originally, Grant thought that Liu Jintang divided his troops to encircle and suppress him, but now it seems that is not the case. In this way, Grant asked the army to stop and once again sent people to inquire about Liu Jintang's situation.
If you don’t know the other party’s situation, you can only stay calm and remain unchanged to cope with the ever-changing situation.
On the other side, where Liu Jintang led his army was hiding.
The platoon leader, John, said excitedly: "Brigadier Commander, you divided your troops to move in the west, north, and northwest, which made Grant unbearable and took the initiative to show up with his troops. Now, Grant has not found any trace of us, and we But you have grasped Grant's whereabouts, and we have already taken the initiative. You only used a small trick to deceive Grant, which is amazing."
Robert, the leader of the second platoon, sighed: "I'm afraid Grant still hasn't guessed the true purpose of the brigade commander. When Colonel Grant attacked the people who showed traces in the northwest, he wanted to cut us in half and defeat them one by one. Unfortunately, he didn't Seeing through the brigade commander’s purpose, one step behind and one step behind, Colonel Grant will definitely lose this time.”
Liu Jintang smiled slightly and said calmly: "In any battle, we must have the belief that we will win, but when dealing with the enemy, no matter how weak the opponent is, we cannot despise it. We must go all out, even if he is destined to die. in this way."
The students nodded, looking like they were being taught.
Third platoon leader Joseph asked: "Brigade commander, what should we do next?"
Liu Jintang shook off a piece of grass root in his hand, stood up, and said loudly: "After discussing with Brigadier Chen, I decided to dispatch tonight. At that time, platoon leader John led a platoon of soldiers to attack Colonel Grant's station at night. , focus on harassment, if the opponent is chasing, take advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's pursuit to ambush them, if the opponent does not pursue, then play slowly."
Immediately, Liu Jintang told the platoon leader the specific method of John's night harassment. After John heard this, he laughed with a treacherous smile on his face, and his eyes shone with excitement.
He was looking forward to the night attack with great anticipation.