1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 659 The fight started

"Do you really want to give these young people a chance? This battle is related to the national destiny of our American Republic." Kruger looked at Liang Yao, "The cost of training and trial and error for these young people is too high."

"It is precisely because this battle is related to the destiny of our country that I want to give them a chance." Liang Yao put down the magnifying glass in his hand and said, "Kruger, just a few of us can only hold on to the Republic for a while, and the future will eventually We still have to rely on these young people. If we don’t give them a chance to practice, they will always be just talkers.”

It is true that these fledgling young men in the general staff are too immature and extremely inexperienced not to mention those in Europe, but even compared to their North American counterparts in the Northern Federation and the Southern Alliance.

The staff officers of the powerful European armies are more professional and have stronger business capabilities. With Liang Yao's current strength and connections, he can also hire a group of outstanding professional staff officers from Europe to provide him with attentive services.

But this is undoubtedly exposing his underwear to the European powers, which Liang Yao cannot accept under any circumstances.

Furthermore, if you blindly think about hiring ready-made staff officers from other countries, you will never be able to train your own staff team. Therefore, Liang Yao decided to give this precious training opportunity to his young men.

I hope these young men can use everything they learned in the military academy and give him a satisfactory answer.

"His Excellency, President."

Seeing Liang Yao's insistence, Kruger could not say anything else. He had made suggestions to Liang Yao many times, saying that he could hire a group of outstanding officers from Prussia, including staff officers, to come to the United States to assist in the war, but these suggestions were all in vain. was denied by Liang Yao.

"Who among these young staff officers can be reused?" Liang Yao asked Kruger.

After taking office as president, Liang Yao has shifted his focus from military affairs to government affairs.

He has not had as much contact with these young staff officers as Kruger, and naturally he does not know them as well as Kruger.

"To say that there are no talents that can be reused yet," Kruger said truthfully, "Among these young staff officers, the one who currently performs best is Lieutenant Colonel Pan Baolin. He is the Virginia Military Academy graduate with the best academic performance. , also has experience in serving in the 101st Infantry Regiment, and is the most experienced among this group of young people.”

Kruger has a high vision. So far, apart from Pan Baolin, among this group of young people, he has not found any young talent whose performance can make him shine.

"Your Excellency, there is an urgent telegram from the Vice President." Presidential Assistant Cai Si received the urgent telegram from the telegraph room and hurriedly came to Liang Yao's side.

"The French Expeditionary Force has captured Mexico City, and French President Napoleon III will arrive in Jinshan for a state visit soon."

It is expected that the French Expeditionary Force can capture Mexico City at lightning speed. Mexico has never been a military power. The French Army is a powerful land armed force. It is strange that the French Expeditionary Force cannot capture Mexico City.

"Good news, great news." When he learned that Napoleon III would arrive at Jinshan for an inspection visit, Liang Yao's joy was beyond words. "He telegraphed to Fremont to welcome Napoleon III with the highest standard of reception, and he must receive this distinguished guest well. "

Napoleon III was not the first head of state to visit the American Republic. The first head of state to visit the American Republic was the King of Hawaii. However, Napoleon III was by far the most important head of state to visit the American Republic.

Since announcing the founding of the country, Liang Yao has been unable to make a breakthrough at the diplomatic level. Although the Kingdom of Prussia has recognized the American Republic and intends to establish formal diplomatic relations with the American Republic.

However, Prussia also recognized the Northern Confederation and the Southern Alliance. As for the establishment of formal diplomatic relations promised by William I, it still remains in words, paying lip service but not delivering on reality.

In 1861, France's international voice was obviously much greater than that of Prussia, and Napoleon III's weight was much greater than that of William I.

Furthermore, Prussia was still weak in 1861, and even if William I wanted to intervene in the North American Civil War, he was powerless.

If the situation can be opened up from France, it will be the most important breakthrough since the founding of the American Republic. Liang Yao attaches great importance to Napoleon III's visit.

"I think it would be better for you to go back to California to receive Napoleon III in person, so as not to make Napoleon III feel slighted." Sartre suggested to Liang Yao.

Sartre's suggestion is not unreasonable. The American Republic and the French Second Empire are countries with unequal size and strength. It would indeed be disrespectful to ask the Vice-President of an American Republic to receive the Emperor of France.

"The war is coming, and there is no way I can leave North Platte." Liang Yao said very decisively.

It was impossible for him to leave North Platte at such a critical moment. This army was brought out by him. As the founder and backbone of this army, his own departure or stay had a huge impact on the morale of the frontline soldiers.

Considering this, Liang Yao decided to stay on the front line decisively and not return to California.

Napoleon III is currently only on an inspection visit to California and has not yet formally established diplomatic relations with the American Republic. It was extremely unwise to choose to leave the front line to meet Napoleon III at this time.

"Let my parents and my wife come forward to greet Napoleon III on my behalf." Liang Yao added.

Thinking that it was indeed inappropriate to let Fremont alone to greet Napoleon III, he simply asked his family members who were still in California to greet Napoleon III on his behalf to show his sincerity.

After dealing with these things, Liang Yao was a little tired and planned to take a nap. Just as he walked into the lounge and lay down, he saw his cousin Liang Xi running in anxiously, breathlessly saying: "No! No! Fighting! Fighting!"

Hearing that the fight had started, Liang Yao was so shocked that he lost all his sleepiness and jumped out of bed.

"The Yankees started first?" Liang Yao, who had recovered a little, could not hide his excitement and said excitedly.

The troops on the North Platte front were ready for a big battle, and the mobilization work was basically completed. It can be said that they were fully prepared.

At this juncture, Liang Yao hoped that the federal army in the north would start first, but Liang Yao was confused because he did not hear the sound of gunfire. Could it be that there was something wrong with his hearing?

"No." Liang Xi recovered his breath and added, "The newly recruited Taiping prisoners and the Solon Cavalry Battalion and the Mongolian Cavalry Regiment started fighting, and they couldn't stop them."

"The Taiping Army and the Solon Cavalry Battalion started fighting?" Liang Yao was disappointed and angry after being overjoyed for nothing, "What do their officers do?! They can't even control their own men?!"