Maria stood up and said, "You guys chat, I'll prepare lunch."
Scott sighed softly and said: "President Li, I didn't expect that you would choose to persuade my wife. I have to say that you really tried your best to get me to go to China, which is despicable and shameless."
Li Zhen said: "Mr. Scott deserves the award."
"you you……"
Seeing that Li Zhen was not angry at all, Scott sighed: "I'm unlucky to meet you."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Mr. Scott met me not because of bad luck, but because of fate and opportunity. It would be a pity if you walked the last part of your life in obscurity. I have worked hard to Inviting you to China is because I attach great importance to you, so I do whatever it takes. If it were someone like McDowell who doesn't know the heights of the world, I wouldn't even go to visit him, let alone invite him to China. He is even quite outstanding. Secretary of State Seward wants to go to China, but I don’t like that either.”
He was bombarded with good words, and a smile appeared on Scott's eyebrows.
The conversation changed and he wisely stopped discussing the issue.
Scott thought about the war in his mind, and his expression gradually became serious, and he said: "According to President Lee's inference, the final victory in the North-South War must belong to the North, but President Lee thinks how long this time period is, half a year, It will take one year or three to five years to end."
Li Zhen recalled the time of the American Civil War in history, and then said: "If it is a short time, it will be one or two years. If there is a stalemate, it may be three to five years."
Scott asked: "Why."
Li Zhen paused for a while and continued: "According to the previous analysis, we only mentioned the advantages of the North and did not analyze the advantages of the South. In fact, the South is far behind in the military and economy and has great shortcomings. , but don’t forget that an army must have a commander who is good at fighting. This is the soul of war.”
"As the saying goes, one soldier is a raging army, and a general is raging in a den. If a general who is good at commanding and fighting serves as the commander-in-chief of the army, even if the weapons used by his soldiers are not good, he will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the opponent. On the contrary, an army is well-equipped , but if the leading coach has no experience or is not a qualified coach, then his army will definitely fail."
"When the two meet like this, the well-equipped team can only send weapons to the other party and serve as their transport team."
"It's almost impossible to win the war."
"So, the problems that arise in the north are the problems of the generals."
"As far as I know, President Lincoln once wanted to appoint Robert Edward Lee as the commander of the Union Army to preside over the Civil War. Unfortunately, Robert Edward Lee was a southerner and loyal to his homeland. He chose to go south and became the South The government's leading generals have added a new enemy to the north."
"At the same time, Robert Edward Lee and other generals also included James Longstreet, Thomas Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnston, Pierre Beauregard and other generals from West Point. Graduated soldiers, these people are already veterans who have experienced countless wars and have rich combat experience."
"Compared with these people, McDowell is far behind."
"With all due respect, the leading generals in the South have people who are good at recruiting and fighting. Even if the military equipment of the Southern government is not good, there is still a great opportunity for mediation. In addition, the president of the Southern government is not a fool, but a very good person. Politicians, it may not be easy for the North to completely suppress the rebellion."
"The war will be prolonged and become a stalemate."
"When we look back at the north, we see that the generals leading the army are talented, but compared to the group of people in the south who have graduated from military academies and are already experienced in combat, the north is far from enough."
"In addition, the northern government has not adopted a suitable strategy."
"The North adopted a lightning attack method and wanted to resolve the battle in a short time. Unfortunately, when the generals of the North face the generals of the South, they may not win. I don't think the South will fail because of its weak industrial base. There is a group of veteran generals. , the generals sent by the northern government are likely to suffer, leading to a stalemate in the war."
Scott nodded and said: "The analysis is correct, I think so too."
Li Zhen added: "Actually, there is still a core issue."
"What's the problem?" Scott asked hurriedly.
He communicated with Li Zhen, and the more he talked, the happier he became, and he looked forward to Li Zhen saying more useful things.
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Everyone knows the most important question, but no one has the courage to raise it. There are four to five million black slaves in the south, and there are also many black people in the north. If we can liberate black people and realize the liberation of black slaves, Freedom, what kind of situation do you think it will be? The breaking point of this war is because of black people, and the rising height is the interests of the slave-owning class. If the problems of black people can be solved, many things can be solved easily."
Scott sighed: "The government has no courage and it is difficult to solve it."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Don't worry, it will be solved."
Scott stared at Li Zhen's calm expression, curious in his heart, because Li Zhen seemed to have a solution.
Next, the two discussed the battle between the north and the south.
It didn't take long for Maria to prepare lunch. Li Zhen and Liu Jintang had lunch at Scott's home before saying goodbye and leaving. On the way back to the White House, Liu Jintang said with a smile: "The President is indeed It's amazing. We easily convinced Scott that he is willing to return to China with us, and we have another veteran."
Li Zhenxiao said: "Fortunately, Scott's wife is very powerful, otherwise we wouldn't be able to defeat Scott."
Liu Jintang laughed and said: "I didn't expect that the famous Lieutenant General Scott was actually a henpecked person. If this matter spread, I'm afraid many people would laugh out loud."
The two returned to the White House, and Huang Qiang said: "President, Lincoln is here."
"What's the matter?" Li Zhen asked.
Huang Qiang shook his head and said: "He didn't say anything. He just said that when you come back, someone will notify him."
Li Zhen said: "Go and invite someone."
"yes."
Huang Qiang turned around and left, then went to inform Lincoln.
In less than five minutes, Lincoln strode in wearing a black suit.
With a faint smile on his face, he shook hands with Li Zhen and said, "President Li, after discussing with Mr. Seward and the country's internal affairs officials, I decided to hold a banquet tonight to celebrate your arrival. , when you arrived in San Francisco, the main officials of the country were not present, so there was no celebration. This time you cannot refuse, and it will be held at the White House."
Li Zhen said: "Thank you, Mr. President."
Lincoln asked Li Zhen some things to pay attention to at night before saying goodbye and leaving.