[Gone with the Wind] Parallel Time and Space

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The main battlefield in 1864 was on the Western Front, and Sherman assembled 10 elite soldiers to start the Battle of Atlanta.

On September 9, after Sherman's army entered Atlanta, he implemented a strategy of terror.He ordered the destruction of all industrial equipment, even the railroad tracks were dismantled and bent, and nearly half of the city of Atlanta was burned down. The largest industrial city in the south became a dead city in an instant.

On December 12, with the cooperation of the navy, the army captured Savannah, completed the "March to the Sea", and divided the eastern part of the territory of the "Southern Confederacy" in half.Savannah was dedicated to Lincoln as a Christmas present that year.

At the same time, General George Henry Thomas launched the "Battle of Nashville" with 5 Union troops.

In 1865, the war came to an end.

General Lee was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Army in the South.He hoped to join forces with Johnston's army to consume the northern forces with a defensive strategy, so as to achieve the goal of compromise and peace.However, due to the lack of manpower, material resources and mobile combat capabilities, it failed to be realized.

At this time, the South was at the end of its rope and was on the verge of collapse.At one point, Li Juntuan had only two days of food, daily necessities in the south were in short supply, and economic activities were paralyzed.The soldiers had no fighting spirit, and there were tens of thousands of deserters.Black slaves kept fleeing or rioting.

Finally, on April 1865, 4, General Lee led the 9 remnants of his troops to nowhere, and was besieged by the 9000 troops of the Northern Commander-in-Chief Grant in Appomattox.

Rhett slid on the spot and leaned against the fort—they were out of shells, and his eyesight was always good, but the reflective armor of the Union Army in the distance hurt his eyes, so he turned his head.However, when he turned his gaze, the miserable appearance of the Confederate Army came into view again.The feeling of hunger made him tremblingly open the water bag tied to his waist, he shook the water bag lightly - there was still a third of it left, and he took two sips under control.

A skinny boy with black hair, round eyes came over and sat on the fort with Rhett. He was just as embarrassed as Rhett, but his eyes were bright. Every time Rhett saw him, he felt like he saw the breath of life. ——Similar to Scarlett's life breath. "Rhett? I have no water." He pouted and looked at Rhett pitifully.

Rhett didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, but he responded without moving.The boy was overjoyed, and took the water bag from his waist, but carefully took a sip and put it back for Rhett.

The boy's name was Robert, and he proudly said: "I have the same name as General Lee!" He admired General Lee, so he came to the battlefield before graduating from West Point Military Academy. Rhett Butler.The teenager liked Rhett, and although Rhett always ignored him, he was a good guy—he had saved himself from being shot by the Yankees, and he was willing to give himself water to drink.He is also a person who does not seek fame and fortune, after all, when Colonel Carleton offered him a position, he simply refused.He was a born artilleryman, a brave soldier, a gentleman who never complained.He is humble and kind, smart and brave.

Robert wanted to say something, but he was hungry, so he kept his mouth shut.He noticed that Rhett had been looking to the north, where there was an estate--W. McLean's estate.

At the site of the Appomattox courthouse, the estate owner W. McClean fled his home in Manassas when the First World War broke out in 1861 in order to avoid war. Now the two commanders of the North and South, Robert Edward Lee and Ulysses S. Simpson Grant happened to meet at his home.

Two of the greatest generals of the American Civil War met.

Lee wore a brand-new uniform, with a jewel-encrusted commander's knife, and Grant wore a soldier's uniform, unbuttoned and without a commander's knife.In the meeting room of Nuo Da, the two sides were facing each other. Grant invited Li to sit down, and he ordered his subordinates to get a bowl of water and serve it to Li.They sat face to face at the conference table, and Grant exchanged pleasantries.

"You are a great strategist, General Lee." Grant praised him, expressing his respect.He also specifically mentioned a brief encounter during the Mexican War more than a decade ago.He was very respectful and reluctant to mention the surrender.

Finally it was General Lee who brought up the matter of surrender.For a soldier, surrender is humiliating.But for him, Robert Lee, surrender was the only choice, and it was also the best choice for Southern women and children, and Southern people.He never agreed with slavery and opposed the withdrawal of the southern states from the Union, but as a southerner, he could not back down when the south needed him.And now that he is defeated and surrendered, he can't retreat either.

"My subordinates have run out of rations."

Grant ordered [-] rations to be delivered to the enemy camp.

"The mounts of southern soldiers belong to individuals. Are they allowed to own horses personally?"

Grant asked everyone to bring a horse, soldiers and officers alike. They needed horses to cultivate the land. If any southern soldiers claimed horses, they should not stop them. "Also, don't celebrate, the Confederate soldiers are our brothers again." Grant urged.

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The Civil War was effectively over.

"Where are you going?" The boy led his own brown horse towards Rhett.

Rhett got a black one, and he got on the horse, looked down at Robert, thought for a while, and replied, "I want to go to England first."

"Why?" Robert didn't understand. "Why don't you go home?"

Rhett smiled. "I don't have a home, Robert." Charleston, that's not my home.

"Oh! I don't know...I'm sorry..." The boy apologized in a panic.Rhett smiled nonchalantly. "What about you? Go home?"

"Yes! Then I have to continue my studies at West Point Military Academy until graduation." Speaking of this, he became proud, and his bright eyes shone with brilliance.

"Okay, good luck. Goodbye, then." Rhett said, waved his horse and drove away.

The teenager is surprised by Rhett's sudden departure. "Hey! I'm going to miss you!"

"Excuse me, no need!" Rhett's voice came with the wind.

The teenager suddenly found a problem. "How can I find you!" He yelled forward, but the only answer to him was "Hurrah" from the wind.He was a little frustrated and regretful. "I should have asked," he muttered.

Rhett galloped the black horse, and the wind made a way for him in front of him.He is going to fly.

On April 1865, 4, President Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth while watching a comedy at Ford's Theater in Washington, and died of his injuries the next day.

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