America 1881: They Call Me Legend

McKinley had mixed feelings.

Chen Jianqiu's ability to control the situation in this election made him feel chills behind him.

This Chinese has become a serious problem for him.

This seemed to be an opportunity to beat Chen Jianqiu.

But if only the state of Texas came forward and surrounded the Chinese settlement with militia, McKinley would be happy to see it.

But the problem is that now it involves the need for the federal government to send troops.

What is the reason for sending troops?
If the reasons are not sufficient, he still has to convince Congress, whether it can be passed is still a problem.

Which troops to send?
Thanks to himself, the plan to establish the General Staff Department failed, and he couldn't even find anyone to discuss it with.

McKinley was not the commander-in-chief. He didn't know which troops were there near Texas and where they were deployed.

The president thought for a while, and was about to ask the assistant to call the Secretary of the Army Rutte over.

A voice came from the door of the office:

"Mr. President, may I come in now?"

McKinley looked up and saw Congressman Cahill.

As Rockefeller's representative in Congress, Congressman Cahill had been free to enter and leave the Oval Office of the President in the White House since the last time the president tacitly formed an alliance with Rockefeller.

The president narrowed his eyes and waved to Cahill.

Cahill came in and closed the door behind him.

"Mr. President, are you thinking about Fort Stockton?" he asked.

McKinley was startled suddenly.

But his expression didn't fluctuate too much, he just adjusted his sitting posture, put his chin in his hand, and asked unhurriedly:

"What is there that you tycoons don't know?"

Cahill realized that he was taking the liberty, and quickly explained:

"You misunderstood, Mr. President, when this matter was brought to the state government, Mr. Rockefeller's son, Rockefeller Jr., happened to be there."

"Then what is Mr. Rockefeller's opinion?" McKinley asked straightforwardly without making a fuss.

"We think this is a good opportunity," Cahill said. "The death knell has sounded for Chen Jianqiu."

"Let's talk about it." Mr. President listened to Cahill's plan with great interest.

"The militiamen in Texas went to surround the Chinese in Fort Stockton this time. It would be very troublesome for Chen Jianqiu to save or not."

"First of all, the National Guard blockade in Texas is reasonable and legal, and it was approved by the state legislature to prevent the spread of the epidemic."

"If Chen Jianqiu doesn't go to rescue, then his prestige among the Chinese will be greatly damaged; if he goes to rescue, then we can have an excuse to attack him."

"We can send troops to fortify the borders of New Mexico and Texas, and if they can't break through the blockade this time, then we can start blocking them from all directions."

"It is not necessary to fight, but to maintain deterrence."

"But where does the army come from?" McKinley frowned. "The use of the army requires the approval of Congress. There is a high probability that Root will wear a pair of pants with Chen Jianqiu."

"Isn't there a Marine Corps?" Cahill lowered his voice and said, "If I remember correctly, they have been stationed near the Gulf of Mexico since the Spanish-American War ended."

"As the telegram states, the Union troops, if lost, are to 'assist in the maintenance of law and order in the State.'"

"Chen Jianqiu won't be able to break through the line of defense in a short period of time. When the Congress passes it, he can officially start."

Regarding the military part, the president did not express his opinion for the time being, but asked Cahill to continue talking.

"The blockade of the Roswell-Lincolnshire-Juarez triangle is the first step, and the second step is to start the investigation of Chen Jianqiu."

"I asked the IRS to check, but nothing was found."

Investigating this incident brought back some bad memories for Mr. President.

"You don't have to worry. We have investigated in advance. There are actually many doubts about Chen Jianqiu's family history, and we can dig deeper."

"The second step is to instigate the members of the International Gunpowder Association."

"I discussed with Mr. Rockefeller, Chen Jianqiu's biggest problem is that the structure is too small, and he did not further reshuffle the gunpowder industry. He allowed the survival of many upstream and downstream enterprises, only occupied shares, did not interfere with corporate management, and did not form effective control. .”

"There is an old saying in Chen's hometown, which is 'When a wall falls, everyone pushes it, and a tree falls and the monkeys scatter'. I believe that as long as Chen Jianqiu is in trouble, someone will stand up to replace him, and his allies who seem to be inseparable now, and leave him too.”

"As for the third step, as long as Chen Jianqiu is convicted of one crime, we can deal with him and let the court freeze his property! Split up his company"

Rockefeller and Cahill are too aware of what kind of piss the American businessmen are.

Chen Jianqiu, you will soon understand what "betrayal" means.

When Major Huntington of the Marine Corps first received the order to go to the western border of Texas to deploy, he was a little confused.

After the Spanish-American War, he and the Marine Corps led by him have been stationed in the port of Texas City east of Houston, ready for the next foreign war at any time.

But now the federal order makes him a little confused.

Garrison at the state border?

Isn't that what the Texas National Guard should do?
The key is to defend against whom?

Major Huntington unfolded the map on the road as he set off with his troops.

When he finished studying the situation around the garrison location, he was stunned.

To the west, isn't the west of Roswell, the center of Chinese industry?
In his mind, the scene of how Chen Jianqiu's troops captured Guantanamo Port without bloodshed appeared again.

That was the place where I couldn't get it down after all my old nose.

Major Huntington did not dare to be careless.

After arriving at the destination, he immediately organized his soldiers to start building fortifications.

They began to set up positions not far from the state border, deploying barbed wire and machine gun fire.

For this line of defense, Major Huntington is still confident.

The major didn't know exactly what happened above, but any fool could see that there might be some changes on the Chinese side.

And the second order that followed also verified the major's conjecture:

To stop a possible attack from New Mexico, their direction was Fort Stockton.

Major Huntington himself had no special feelings for those Chinese.

Soldiers are obedient.

Even if it's a drill.

He believed that no matter how well those Chinese troops could fight, they would not be able to break through his line of defense for a while.

Back in Austin, the governor was informed of the Marines' movement.

The "hardliners on China" are all ecstatic. For the actions of the Marine Corps, they understand that the federal government supports their decision.

The Chinese stronghold in Fort Stockton has always been like a nail in their hearts.

The Federation finally made up its mind to attack these people!

The "coexistence and development faction" is very worried. These people are very worried that a riot will occur after the Chinese are driven to a desperate situation. Even if they choose to suppress it, it will have a long-term adverse impact on the overall security of the state.

Obviously everyone lives in peace and makes money together, so why bother to make trouble.

Before the Marine Corps moved, Brad Harrison had already driven to Fort Stockton with the Texas National Guard.

The order given to him by the governor was to blockade the Chinese residences, try not to make any drastic moves, and wait for those Chinese to come to talk or can't help but do it first.

After Major Harrison arrived at Fort Stukerton with his troops, he met the local mayor.

The mayor was very enthusiastic, with a dog-licking appearance of "Welcome Master Wang".

"Mr. Major, our armed forces have also assembled. If there is anything you need to cooperate with, just order."

He pointed to the "heavily armed" town militiamen behind him.

Harrison took off his hat, ran through his hair, and put it back on.

He rubbed his face and looked at the militiamen.

These people's faces are full of excitement, holding their guns eager to try.

Theoretically speaking, the militiamen in Fort Stockton in front of them can also be regarded as their subordinates, but they did not go to Antonio to gather, but waited directly here for the large forces to converge.

"Well, you guys are familiar with this place, and you should be responsible for guarding the entrance and exit on the east side." The major gave an order.

He looked around and said loudly:

"Everyone remember, don't do it first, don't let a Chinese go out!"

What the major meant was that he didn't want Chen Jianqiu to know what happened here.

Although the Marine Corps helped him block the state border, he didn't want to face the elite that was invincible in the Cuban War.

After all, only half of the Second Support Cavalry Brigade stayed in Cuba, and the rest returned home.

But what he didn't know was that Chen Jianqiu, who was far away in New York, immediately received news from multiple channels that the Texas government was going to attack Fort Stockton.

He knew about the Marine movement before Root did.

"Mr. Chen, should we say hello to Secretary Root and Congressman Hanna and ask them to stop McKinley's behavior? The president has been confused by the nationalists!"

"We can attack him for moving the military without the permission of Congress, and we're okay."

At Chen Jianqiu's home in New York, Congressman Wang Qingfu said anxiously to Chen Jianqiu.

However, Chen Jianqiu waved his hand.

He sat on his big chair and looked out the window with a still face.

"That's for later." He said calmly.

Chen Jianqiu took out a piece of paper from the drawer, and then took out a pen from the table, quickly wrote a line of words on the paper, and handed it to Wang Qingfu.

"Go ahead and send it to Li Sifu."

Wang Qingfu glanced at the words on the paper, and was shocked in his heart:
Execute "Plan A", Chen Bingzhou border!