Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 494 The Second Crimean War? (8K)

Just when Li Yi and others were becoming increasingly worried.

Suddenly, a baby's cry was heard in the delivery room.

"Wow! Wow!"

Listening to the baby's loud and powerful cry, a smile involuntarily appeared on Li Yi's originally tense face.

On the side, Yu Shuhua came forward and congratulated him very considerately.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Yun has successfully given birth. God bless Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but smile and patted Yu Shuhua on the shoulder.

"Haha, good! Good! Good!"

"I am very relieved that Concubine Yun was able to give birth successfully without any accidents!"

As they were talking, a midwife came out to report.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Concubine Yun has successfully given birth to a baby boy. Both mother and child are safe."

Li Yi asked with a smile on his face after hearing this.

"Boy or girl?"

The midwife bowed and replied.

"In reply to your Majesty, it is a prince, weighing seven pounds and four ounces..."

"Very healthy!"

Li Yi could barely hide the smile on his face and laughed out loud.

"Hello, Prince. Hello, Prince!"

In fact, Li Yi didn’t care much about whether Concubine Yun gave birth to a son or a daughter.

Now he already has a son and a daughter. Whether it is another son or another daughter, it is a happy thing for him.

Li Yi asked the midwife.

"Can I go into the delivery room now?"

Upon hearing this, the midwife shook her head, showing an embarrassed expression, and began to explain.

"Your Majesty, the delivery room is a filthy place. Your Majesty is worth a fortune, so it is better not to enter..."

China has always had the habit of not allowing men to enter the delivery room.

To put it in feudal superstitious terms, the delivery room is a dirty place and it is unlucky for men to go in there.

But in reality, it is because when women give birth, not only are they prone to bleeding, they may even suffer from incontinence, which is a very ugly scene.

Women were afraid that their husbands would suffer psychological trauma after seeing what happened, which would leave a bad impression on their husbands, so they simply did not allow men to enter the delivery room.

Once everything is packed, it won’t be too late to meet again and say hello to each other.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi did not force it, but just spoke.

"Clean it up quickly!"

"I can't wait to see Concubine Yun and the newborn prince..."

Just then, footsteps were heard coming from outside.

Li Yi turned his head and saw Luo Caiyu and Fu Shanxiang walking in from outside, supporting Empress Dowager Zhao on the left and right.

"Emperor, how is the situation? Has Concubine Yun given birth?"

As soon as Zhao came in, she couldn't help but ask.

Li Yi smiled and nodded.

"Mother, you came just in time. Concubine Yun just gave birth successfully."

"It's a prince!"

After Li Yi said this, Zhao just smiled and nodded.

Luo Caiyu and Fu Shanxiang on the side congratulated him together.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The addition of another prince is truly a blessing for our Great Tang!"

However, when the two said this, their mindsets were different.

Although Luo Caiyu knew that his son's position as crown prince was basically secured, coupled with the influence of his Luo family in the court, the newly born prince should not be able to threaten his son's position as crown prince.

However, the throne is not something to be taken lightly.

His son suddenly had a rival.

Moreover, the mother of this rival is deeply favored and loved by the emperor, and may be able to influence the emperor's decision on the succession.

Luo Caiyu really couldn't feel at ease!

But Fu Shanxiang didn't care.

She gave birth to a daughter, who was deeply loved by the emperor and whose status was very stable.

Her daughter was not born with the qualifications to compete for the throne, so she didn't care whether her daughter had more brothers.

Li Yi looked at the two people's different expressions, just smiled and didn't say much.

Soon, Concubine Yun was pushed out of the delivery room.

Several female obstetricians and gynecologists and midwives pushed her into a ward together.

Li Yi waved his hand to signal others to wait outside the ward, and he supported his mother Zhao and walked into the ward together.

The ward was filled with the distinct smell of alcohol disinfectant.

On a hospital bed, Yun Fei lay there with a pale and weak look.

Such an expression appeared on a pretty and delicate face, so beautiful that it seemed like she didn't belong to this human world, which made people feel heartbroken.

Well, at least Li Yi is heartbroken now.

Next to her bed, there was a crib, and on the bed, the newborn prince was sleeping soundly in his cradle.

The little face is wrinkled and the skin is obviously red, which doesn't look good, but this is normal. All newborns are like this.

The little mouth smacked from time to time, as if it was sucking milk.

Concubine Yun looked at Li Yi pitifully and muttered.

"Your Majesty, he is so ugly, how can my child be so ugly..."

Li Yi couldn't help laughing out loud. Zhao, who was standing by, rolled her eyes at her son and then spoke to comfort Concubine Yun.

"Don't think too much, Yun Fei. Babies are like this when they are born. They will be fine once they grow up..."

As she spoke, Zhao walked to the crib and looked after the baby.

Li Yi walked to the side of Concubine Yun's bed, held her soft and boneless little hand, touched her face, and spoke.

"It's hard on you!"

Concubine Yun forced a smile on her little face.

"It is my blessing to be able to give birth to a child for Your Majesty. I am unfortunate to suffer..."

Li Yi gently touched her forehead and said.

"You did a good job this time. If you want any reward, just tell me!"

Concubine Yun blinked when she heard that, and then asked with a slightly expectant tone.

"Your Majesty, my father told me before that he wanted to seek a job in the court and serve the Tang Dynasty."

"I hope Your Majesty will grant me permission!"

Li Yi heard this and nodded with a smile.

"of course can!"

"I am very pleased that you are willing to serve the court..."

After all, Concubine Yun had just given birth to a prince for him.

Li Yi would naturally not refuse Yun Fei's request.

Besides, what Concubine Yun made was not an excessive request. She just wanted an official position for her father.

It doesn't matter!
There are many vacant official positions in the Tang Dynasty nowadays. Since Yu Shuhua wants to be an official, just give him an vacant official rank and let him have fun.

The Tang Dynasty is not short of that little salary now!

Upon hearing this, Concubine Yun's face blossomed into a smile as beautiful as a flower, which made Li Yi's heart melt.

He leaned over and kissed Concubine Yun on the forehead, then gave instructions.

"My beloved, have a good rest. I will come to see you later..."

As they were talking, Li Yi and Zhao walked out of the ward together.

……

When he came to the corridor outside the ward, Li Yi saw the handsome old man Yu Shuhua at a glance.

He waved his hand, beckoned him to his side, and then asked.

"Mr. Yu, the Newspaper and Book Review Bureau of the Propaganda Department of the DPRK is now short of a deputy director. I wonder if you are willing to go there?"

Yu Shuhua was a bit of a fool. He had read a lot of childhood books and took the imperial examinations several times, but he failed to achieve any real results.

The ability to do things is also ordinary!
Therefore, Li Yi planned to give him a sinecure and let him satisfy his desire to be an official.

Well, the real power of the Censorship Bureau lies with the director. Although he, as the deputy director, sounds quite impressive, at most he can use his position to check banned books and such, but he has no real power.

This kind of idle position is more suitable for a useless person like Yu Shuhua to make a living.

Upon hearing this, Yu Shuhua opened his mouth and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I obey your command and thank you for your grace..."

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling Yu Shuhua to leave.

Just at this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside.

Zhang Zhidong walked in hurriedly from outside.

"Your Majesty, the latest news came back from America..."

As he spoke, he handed a report to Li Yi.

Li Yi took the report, glanced through it, and then began to speak.

"Go back to the palace!"

As he spoke, he stood up and walked out.

Sitting in the car on the way back to the Old Summer Palace, Li Yi flipped through the report in his hand with a slightly gloomy expression.

This memorial mainly talked about two things.

[First, the southern states of the United States declared independence, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy, conflicts between the North and the South gradually intensified, and the Civil War was about to begin.]

[Second, the British side took the initiative to ask the Tang Dynasty to work with them to build and open the Panama Canal. After the canal is opened, both sides will jointly manage it and share the profits.]

Of these two things, the first one is definitely a good thing.

The outbreak of the American Civil War was basically a good thing for the whole world.

But the British invitation to the Tang Dynasty to build the Panama Canal with them was not necessarily a good thing.

Given the British people's domineering habit of eating alone, how could they take the initiative to share the meat in their bowls with the Tang Dynasty?
Unless there is a trap here!

This was Li Yi’s first thought, and this was why he hurried back to the Old Summer Palace.

He had to summon the top officials of the DPRK to carefully figure out what the British were up to.

Of course, it is also possible that the construction of the Panama Canal was difficult and the British could not handle it alone, so they wanted to involve the Tang Dynasty.

Thinking about these things, Li Yi drove all the way back to the Old Summer Palace.

After getting off the car, Li Yi immediately ordered someone to gather people and prepare for the meeting.

After doing all this, Li Yi returned to Jiuzhou Qingyan in Yuanmingyuan.

But just as he sat down, he saw Wang Zhong running in from outside to report.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from the Military Intelligence Department!"

As he spoke, Wang Zhong handed Li Yi an urgent report from the Military Intelligence Department.

Li Yi couldn't help but frown. What happened again?
But he still took the urgent report and began to read it.

Soon, a thoughtful expression appeared on Li Yi's face.

Because this urgent report told a very important story: a conflict broke out again between Britain and Tsarist Russia in Crimea.

However, this conflict was initiated by the British.

The British used the excuse that British expatriates were being persecuted to send a fleet into the Black Sea to threaten the Sevastopol fortress.

A few years ago, the Crimean War came to an end due to the intervention of the Tang Dynasty.

However, both parties were dissatisfied with the signed peace treaty.

Especially the British side, which was constrained by the raging Indian uprising at the time, had to make concessions to Tsarist Russia.

Although this concession means less meat in the UK's mouth, not nothing at all.

But this still makes Britain feel great shame!

Therefore, Britain had been preparing for the Second Crimean War, intending to completely defeat Tsarist Russia in the war and gain hegemony over the Near East.

To some extent, the reason why Britain was so eager to launch the Second Crimean War was also related to the Tang Dynasty.

In the Battle of the Bay of Bengal, the British army was defeated by the Tang army, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to British hegemony.

Britain's setbacks in Crimea and India have made many small countries see Britain's weakness, and Britain's world hegemony is on the verge of crumbling.

Under such circumstances, Britain urgently needs to find a suitable target to establish its authority and thus maintain its world hegemony.

The target that the British were targeting was Tsarist Russia, which was in the throes of reform.

Tsarist Russia was originally the weakest link among the imperialist powers.

After the Crimean War, it was greatly weakened.

In particular, the serfdom reform of the new Tsar Alexander II made the Tsarist Russia even more precarious.

You know, the reason why the serfdom reform in Tsarist Russia was successful in history was largely because Tsarist Russia destroyed the gold coins of the Qing Dynasty.

Through the Treaty of the Northwestern Boundary and the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing, Tsarist Russia ceded millions of square kilometers of land to the Qing Dynasty in one go, thereby establishing the authority of the new Tsar and easing the contradictions within Tsarist Russia caused by the reforms.

But now, the Qing Dynasty, which had its gold coins destroyed by Tsarist Russia, has perished. It was replaced by the Tang Dynasty, which conquered Lake Baikal and destroyed Tsarist Russia's gold coins.

Today's Tsarist Russia first suffered losses in Crimea, then had its gold coins exploded and Lake Baikal lost by the Tang Dynasty, and then there were the internal conflicts ignited by their own serfdom reform.

Now it is really in a precarious situation and is so weak that it cannot be weaker.

It is not difficult to understand that Britain would target Tsarist Russia at this time and prepare to give it a severe blow to make an example of other countries in the world.

Britain: If I can’t defeat the Tang Dynasty, can I still defeat you?

More importantly, in this way, Britain’s purpose of getting the Tang Dynasty to build the Panama Canal together became very clear.

This is to hope that the Tang Dynasty will focus more on America, and stop supporting Tsarist Russia and causing trouble for Britain...

Li Yi held an urgent report from the Military Intelligence Department in his hand and tapped the table in front of him from time to time. He looked thoughtful and it was obvious that he was thinking about something.

A moment later, just as Li Yi continued to think about it, a eunuch came in and reported.

"Your Majesty, all the officials from the Grand Council and the Cabinet have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi just nodded slightly and signaled the eunuch to bring the person in.

Soon, Shi Dakai, Zuo Zongtang, Fan Xiyuan, Ye Zhisheng, Wang An and other high-ranking Tang officials came in one after another from outside.

A group of people came up to Li Yi and bowed to him in greeting.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations to your majesty on the new prince. May God bless our Tang Dynasty..." Upon hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but smile, and then said with a smile.

"Haha, no need to be polite, gentlemen!"

"Wang Zhong, please give seats to all the nobles!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong, who was standing by, nodded in agreement and took people to bring a few stools.

Zuo Zongtang and others sat down one by one, and then Li Yi spoke.

"I have received the latest news from America."

"First, the North and South of the United States have already torn their relations apart, and war is imminent."

"Secondly, the British invited the Tang Dynasty to work with them to prepare for the opening of the Panama Canal..."

"In addition, there is news from Europe that the situation in Crimea has become tense again. The British army is probably preparing to fight another battle with Tsarist Russia in Crimea."

"These are the more important things that have happened around the world in recent times."

"Please tell me, my Lords. How should the Tang Dynasty respond?"

The Tang Dynasty is now also a well-known brand name throughout the world.

The gold content is not much lower than that of the UK!

In this situation, how can we not get involved in the world situation?
As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, a group of people began to talk.

"Your Majesty, I think that whether it is a war in North America or Crimea, it is a good thing for our Tang Dynasty."

"Let alone other things, the military trade alone will make the Tang Dynasty very rich!"

Wang An couldn't help but speak.

Datang is now the largest arms exporter in the world.

The arms exported each year amounted to about 10 to 20 million silver dollars.

And among these profits, 70% to 80% are pure profits.

It is conceivable how much importance the Tang Dynasty attaches to military trade now.

When Datang heard that a war had broken out somewhere in the world, his eyes lit up with excitement.

Li Yi nodded slightly and said.

"What Wang Qing said is very true."

Fan Xiyuan on the side also spoke up.

"Your Majesty, I think the Tang Dynasty can agree to the Panama Canal."

"Although what the British may give to the Tang Dynasty may be a sugar-coated bullet, the Tang Dynasty can only eat the sugar coating and shoot back the bullet."

"Anyway, if the Tang Dynasty wants to intervene in America, then developing the Panama Canal will definitely not be wrong."

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded slightly again.

Then, he continued to discuss the details of these matters with everyone.

After all the details were finalized, Li Yi did not let the ministers leave, but asked them to stay and have dinner with him.

Li Yi was very happy to have a new prince today, so he naturally wanted to invite others to drink with him.

In the Tang Dynasty today, the only ones who could drink with him were the bigwigs from the Grand Council and the Cabinet.

……

By the time the banquet was over, it was already evening.

Li Yi simply washed up and set off for Xinghuachun Pavilion.

Xinghuachun Pavilion is the residence of Queen Luo Caiyu.

Although Luo Caiyu was not the most beautiful among Li Yi's concubines, the two of them had come from obscurity together, so there was naturally some friendship between them.

Therefore, Li Yi would have a fixed day almost every ten days when he would go to Xinghuachun Pavilion to spend the night.

With the help of several attendants, Li Yi walked through the corridors and gardens and walked to the outside of Xinghuachun Pavilion.

When several palace maids saw Li Yi coming, they first saluted and then turned around to report.

Soon, Luo Caiyu came out.

"Your Majesty, why did you come to my place today instead of going to Concubine Yun's place?"

Luo Caiyu first bowed and then spoke in a sour tone.

She and Li Yi were a poor couple, and they have supported each other to get to where they are today, and they have a very good friendship.

Although Li Yi is quite powerful now, she still dares to play jokes on Li Yi.

Li Yi smiled, took Luo Caiyu's hand and walked towards Xinghuachun Pavilion.

"Haha, such a strong smell of vinegar."

"Is there someone here who is jealous?"

Luo Caiyu snorted softly, reached out to support the slightly drunk Li Yi, and the two of them walked towards the bedroom together.

Halfway through the journey, Luo Caiyu turned around and gave instructions to the maid beside her.

"Go to the imperial kitchen and ask them to make a hangover soup..."

Upon hearing this, the maid nodded in agreement and then turned and left.

Li Yi entered the bedroom with the help of Luo Caiyu. They sat down at the table. Li Yi dismissed his attendants and began to speak.

"Caiyu, I came to you today for no other reason than to put your mind at ease."

"Although Concubine Yun gave birth to a prince, Ping An's position as crown prince will never be shaken."

"The change of the throne of the Tang Dynasty was too bloody. The reason why it was so bloody was that it all originated from that morning at Xuanwu Gate."

"I don't want the succession to the throne of my Tang Dynasty to become like that, so I will follow the example of the former Ming Dynasty and base the succession on the eldest son."

"Ping An is the eldest son and the legitimate heir. His succession to the throne will be popular and inevitable. There won't be any problems..."

"I won't allow any problems!"

When saying this, Li Yi's eyes were very sincere.

Of course, he really meant what he said.

He was indeed planning to implement the law of primogeniture!
The reason is that Li Yi doesn't want to see his children killing each other.

As I said, if you want to maintain harmonious relations among the princes, the easiest way is to get rid of the crown prince and not give anyone else hope of inheriting the throne.

Otherwise, no one would be able to resist fighting for that position.

And this dispute will lead to bad things!

There is never a way out in the fight for the throne, once it begins, unless all threats are eliminated.

Otherwise, there will never be an end.

Once they become bloodthirsty, they can kill not only their brothers and sisters, but even their own children.

What Li Yi has to do now is to prevent any hope of inheriting the throne except the crown prince, and to prevent the crown prince from feeling any threat.

As long as the prince does not feel threatened, he will not deliberately make things difficult for his brothers and sisters after he ascends the throne in the future.

As I said, when children and children are not harmonious, it is mostly because their parents are immoral.

Many times, conflicts and contradictions between children are mostly caused by their parents.

The most typical example is the two brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.

If Li Yuan, as a father, had not intentionally supported Li Jiancheng to balance Li Shimin, and let the two children tear each other apart and engage in political struggles for the sake of consolidating his own throne, how could the Xuanwu Gate Incident have happened?
Of course, Li Shimin was not much better.

If he had not shown all kinds of favoritism to Li Tai after confirming Li Chengqian as the crown prince, and even let Li Tai live in the Wude Hall.

Why would Li Chengqian go and rebel against his father, the Heavenly Khan?

To be honest, if Li Yi were put in Li Chengqian's position, he would probably not be able to help but rebel.

Let’s take a look at who the princes before Li Chengqian were?

One person ahead is my uncle Li Jiancheng.

The next person before him is Yang Yong, the eldest son of Emperor Wen of Sui.

Two crown princes were killed in succession in a coup, leaving no one in line to inherit the throne.

More importantly, Yang Yong, Li Jiancheng, and Li Chengqian were all taught by the same teacher, Li Gang.

Looking at the fate of his two predecessors and senior brothers, how could Li Chengqian not be afraid?
In addition, Li Shimin had an unbridled preference for Li Tai. If Li Chengqian didn't kill Li Tai, he would probably not be able to sleep at night!

After hearing what Li Yi said, Luo Caiyu chuckled.

"Your Majesty, why are you talking to a woman like me?"

Hearing this, Li Yi grabbed Luo Caiyu's hand, exerted force, pulled her plump and soft body into his arms, looked straight into her eyes, and then said.

"Caiyu, I am serious!"

"I conquered this world, the throne belongs to me, and I have the final say on who gets it!"

When Luo Caiyu heard this, she was stunned at first, and then her expression became serious.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will do my duty as a queen and will not let you down!"

She understood the profound meaning of Li Yi's words.

To put it simply, the throne will definitely belong to your son, so don't do anything that I don't want to see.

Otherwise, I really have to change the storage.

In the end, you lose everything and get nothing.

To put it bluntly, Li Yi's visit today was both to comfort Luo Caiyu and to warn her.

It’s not that Li Yi doesn’t trust Luo Caiyu’s integrity, but the temptation of the throne is too great.

It was common for brothers to kill each other and for fathers and sons to turn against each other for the throne.

Li Longji even set a record of killing three sons in one day.

What’s more, he attacked the child of a love rival?
After receiving Luo Caiyu's reply, the seriousness on Li Yi's face finally disappeared. He gently embraced Luo Caiyu, and the two of them went to the bed...

……

time flies.

The sixth year of Kaitai in the Tang Dynasty, July 1861 in the Western calendar.

American continent!

It was midsummer, and the armies of the North and the South gathered near Manassas.

War is about to break out!
After learning that the Union Army, led by McDowell, was heading towards the Manassas railroad hub.

Confederate General Beauregard immediately deployed troops along a 10-kilometer front along the south bank of the Bull Run, the Union Mills Railroad Bridge, and the Stone Bridge on the Warrenton Highway, ready to meet the Union Army.

He also asked for help from Richmond, requesting reinforcements to quickly reinforce the Manassas battlefield.

The war was first started by artillery.

Boom! Boom!
The artillery on both sides' positions fired back and forth, pouring shells towards the enemy line.

The two sides engaged in fierce firefights across the banks of the Benniu River.

It is worth mentioning that both sides now have basically no old muzzle-loading smoothbore cannons on the battlefield.

But they are all breech-loading rifled cannons!
The reason for this is that the muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon is completely unable to fight back against the breech-loading rifled cannon.

The breech-loading rifled cannon is far superior to the muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon in terms of range, accuracy, and rate of fire.

Knowing that the enemy has a breech-loading rifled gun, using a muzzle-loading smoothbore gun is simply giving the enemy a chance to win.

Neither the North nor the South is a fool, so they would certainly not do such a thing.

On the north and south banks of the Benniu River, the two sides fired fierce artillery at each other, and the smoke spread rapidly, almost covering the entire beach.

The shells landed on the beach, explosions were heard, and river sand and silt were blown all over the sky.

The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

"Boys, kill for America!"

After a round of artillery bombardment, the Northern Army took the lead in attacking the Southern Army.

McDowell sent out his more elite Taylor Division to launch an exploratory attack on the Confederate right wing position at Blackburn Ford.

The Union soldiers rowed their boats, quickly crossed the river, and rushed towards the beach.

But as soon as they reached the beach, the Confederate artillery continued to fire.

The shells landed among the Union soldiers who were landing on the beach, and explosions were heard. Mud, sand, and broken limbs flew everywhere.

After a round of artillery fire, the Northern Army that landed on the beach was dispersed. Most of them simply dropped their weapons and ran away without any hesitation.

How to say it, perhaps it was influenced by the great contribution made by the militia during the American War of Independence.

The United States does not have much of a standing army.

But Americans may have forgotten that the militia may have made a considerable contribution to their victory in the American War of Independence.

But who they should really thank are the French who rolled up their sleeves and took action.

The result of not having a standing army is that a considerable portion of the Northern Army heading south are temporarily recruited militia.

These temporarily recruited militiamen had limited training, and most of them had never seen what a real war was like. It could be said that they were just a group of mobs.

Look, as soon as he got to the battlefield, he was spotted!
Taylor's division failed in the first round of attack. After a brief rest, it launched a second round of attack against the Confederate Army and headed towards Blackburn's beach again.

Amid the shouts and cries of killing, the second round of attack still failed.

However, Union commander McDowell was not discouraged.

He just went on to make arrangements.

On the one hand, troops were arranged to rotate Taylor's division and prepare for the third offensive to continue attacking the right wing of the Confederate Army.

On the other hand, Thales, who had just withdrawn, was arranged to move to the left wing of the Southern Army.

Then, the war continued.

The Northern Army launched a fierce attack on the Confederate Army's right wing. The battle was quite intense, with soldiers charging and artillery bombarding indiscriminately. For a moment, the Confederate Army even felt that it could not hold on.

Seeing that the Union Army continued to attack the right wing and the right wing was in danger, the Southern Army had to mobilize troops to reinforce the right wing.

But at this moment, the Northern Army suddenly launched an offensive on the left wing. The South Carolina Infantry Regiment responsible for guarding the left wing was caught off guard and collapsed directly.

The Union Army broke through the Confederate Army's left wing defense line in one fell swoop, and then marched straight in and captured Mount Matthew, an important Confederate position on the Manassas front.

In this battle, the Northern Army gained the first victory!

If it weren't for the timely arrival of reinforcements led by Johnston from the Confederate Army to stabilize the situation, the Confederate Army might have lost the Battle of Manassas.

After suffering a loss, facing the aggressive Northern Army, the Confederate Army had to retreat to Henry Mountain further south to set up defenses and prepare for the next battle.

After winning the first victory, McDowell was very proud and began to ignore the Confederate Army.

McDowell walked through the victorious Northern Army camp and gave an eloquent speech.

"These damn rebels are nothing but a mob in front of our brave boys!"

"Their ambition to split the country will eventually be thwarted by the brave soldiers of the United States!"

"Free the slaves, long live freedom, long live America!"

As soon as McDowell finished speaking, a thunderous cheer rang out in the military camp.

"Free the slaves! Long live freedom! Long live America!"

"..."

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