America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Harrison's Texas militia did not outlast the Marines.

The tank troops who arrived first joined forces with the defenders in the Chinese stronghold to make sandwich cakes for the defenders on the west side of the stronghold.

Harrison received news that his troops to the west had been attacked, and rushed to rescue with his troops.

But in front of the tank, his troops would shatter at the first touch.

Huntington's troops still had fortifications to rely on, and the Texas National Guard had nothing.

A tank rushed directly into the pile of soldiers and began to grind, rampaging, invincible.

At the same time, the militias in several other directions won a full-scale counterattack from the stronghold Chinese.

With their troops mobilized, they were unable to stop them and all raised the white flag.

The Texas National Guard collectively surrendered, and Commander Harrison became a prisoner.

Without the support of the National Guard, the remaining militiamen in Fort Stockton would lose the capital to resist again.

The mayor walked into the Chinese settlement, waving a white flag and holding his hands.

"I want to see your commander." The mayor said to the guards with guns, "We surrendered, please don't attack us again."

"Our officer is not free, he asked you to hand over your guns and stay at home obediently." The guard said unceremoniously to the mayor.

At this time, Li Sifu and Lin Sanshan were discussing the next step under the iron tower.

"I have already reported the situation here to the boss, let's wait for his instructions." Lin Sanshan said.

Li Sifu nodded.

After a while, Dong Sheng ran over with the telegram and handed it to Li Sifu.

Li Sifu glanced at it and handed the telegram to Lin Sanshan.

There is only one sentence above:

Don't stop, go straight to Austin.

Austin, the capital of Texas, is more than 500 kilometers away from Fort Stockton.

Not to mention whether the militia in San Antonio will stab a knife in the back, the logistical supplies alone may not be able to keep up.

"What do you think?" Lin Sanshan put down the telegram and looked at Li Sifu.

"Our tanks aren't that fast." Li Sifu pondered for a while.

But immediately, he figured out what his boss meant.

"No matter, talk to Austin first." Li Sifu said to Lin Sanshan.

He turned his head and gave an order to the soldiers behind him:

"Full gas, aim for Austin!"

Washington, Capitol Hill.

"The Chinese are rebelling!"

Congressman Cahill was thrilled after news that Chinese troops in New Mexico had breached the state border and entered Texas.

He hurriedly summoned several "like-minded" anti-China congressmen, and began to discuss how to make waves in Congress and pass bills targeting Chinese.

"I think the most important thing is to confirm the fact that Chen Jianqiu and his Chinese troops have 'treasoned' the country, and urge the president to take immediate military action to counter the rebellion!"

A congressman from Virginia offered his thoughts.

"In addition, we should let public opinion build momentum and bring up the threat of the Chinese again." Another congressman said, "If we say that the threat in the past may not have been perceived by everyone, but now it is naked."

"I think it is necessary to tie up the Chinese and Chen Jianqiu and lock them up. I heard that Chen is still in New York. He should be arrested as soon as possible!"

Several members of Congress were chattering and expressing their opinions.

As the saying goes, three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang.

These few people spent the whole morning in a daze, and came up with a seemingly complete action plan.

Cahill took the action plan and went straight to the White House.

He had to find McKinley immediately and put this plan into action.

Today's White House seems to be a little different from usual.

In normal times, Congressman Cahill can freely enter and leave the president's office.

But today is different.

The door of the office was closed tightly, and the entire White House was also cordoned off by the Secret Service, with one person at two steps and one post at three steps.

Cahill waited a long time in the lounge of the wing before being told he was allowed into the Oval Office.

The office was filled with smoke.

McKinley was sitting in his seat with a cigar in his hand, thinking about something.

Cahill sniffed.

He remembered that McKinley didn't seem to have been in the habit of smoking before.

"Mr. President, the Chinese have launched a rebellion, and our chance has come! We have enough excuses to deal with those Chinese!"

Cahill said excitedly to McKinley.

However, he did not notice that McKinley's complexion was not good.

"Did you not read the newspaper?" He threw a newspaper on the table to Cahill.

Cahill opened it and found that it was the "New York World". The headline on the front page read:

Fort Stockton under the bloody butcher knife

"...The militiamen in Texas surrounded the entire Fort Stockton stronghold to prevent anyone from entering and leaving in the name of preventing the plague, but I stayed here for more than half a year, and except for the first few cases, I did not see Any Black Death"

".At night, the militiamen from the town next door took the lead in attacking the Chinese stronghold. The fighting was fierce. There were casualties on both sides. The demon of war was awakened."

".The Chinese who can pick up a gun are all on the front line, including women and the elderly. Only the children are hiding in the shelter in the center of the village, terrified."

".The National Guard dispatched artillery and conducted intensive bombardment of the strongholds of the Chinese. The houses where they lived were bombed. Many Chinese died in the bombing, and countless people were injured."

"I was also injured. The local Chinese leaders advised me to hide and get someone to treat me."

The entire report occupies two full pages.

The author uses vivid writing to describe the whole process starting from the siege of the Chinese stronghold by the Texas National Guard.

The emotions flowing out of the text are very abundant, more like a documentary literature, from No. 1 to accuse the atrocities of the militias attacking the Chinese strongholds.

In the meantime, the author said he would continue reporting.

There will be photos later to support everything I said.

Cahill stared dumbfounded.

"The newspaper from New York the day before yesterday, Hanna brought it to me this morning." McKinley rubbed the space between his brows with a tired face.

"Is Pulitzer crazy? How can they put aside the facts?" Cahill said frantically.

McKinley did not speak, but looked at him coldly.

What's the truth? Don't you guys have any clues?
I just agreed to surround the Chinese stronghold in Fort Stockton, so that Chen Jianqiu would send troops to give me an excuse to clean him up.

Who told you to really attack? !
It's fine to attack, but it's still bombardment, it's fine with bombardment, it hasn't been shot down yet!
"How did they know what was going on inside?" McKinley asked.

Cahill was taken aback, and immediately reacted:
"It must have been fabricated by them! It's just to occupy the commanding heights of public opinion in advance. What kind of photo is really bluffing."

He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out how the information got out under siege, so he came to this conclusion.

In fact, this report was transmitted by Dongsheng by wireless telegram.

His hands are almost useless.

"This is not a problem, Mr. President, we can control and handle public opinion, and this is not a problem."

Cahill put down the newspaper and brushed it aside.

"As long as Chen Jianqiu's troops cross the state border and engage in fire with the marines, it is treason! We can define him as a rebellion!"

"We can send troops to destroy him! The marines hold back their main force, and the militias from other states cooperate! We will win soon!"

"Ah."

McKinley's expression didn't change much, just a slight "hmm".

He was getting a little tired of Cahill coming into his office and talking nonsense he already knew.

As a president who indirectly directed the Spanish-American War, he will not be as naive as these talkative congressmen.

Chen Jianqiu and his Chinese army are difficult to deal with.

McKinley never counted on the Marines to hold off Chen Jianqiu's troops on the state border.

He only hoped that this force could delay a little longer.

The president had bypassed the Secretary of the Army a few weeks earlier to find Brigadier General Kent, who was out of work.

That's right, that's the Brigadier General Kent who was beaten to the ground because of diarrhea in San Diego's Outer Blood Bank.

He signed a presidential order asking Brigadier General Kent to lead the 2nd Infantry Division, which had not yet been disbanded after returning to China, to rush to Texas for support.

However, neither McKinley nor Cahill had apparently received the news of the defeat in Texas.

Li Sifu and his tank were already on their way to Austin.

McKinley was in no hurry.

He thinks everything is under control.

No matter how capable Chen Jianqiu is, he cannot withstand the US government's blockade against him; no matter how capable his troops are, they cannot withstand the strong mobilization force of the United States.

What is most anxious at this moment is someone else.

For example, Hannah.

The Republicans are in charge because they don't want to make things big.

According to his judgment, the president stood on the opposite side of Chen Jianqiu on the issue of the military-industrial complex.

Chen Jianqiu only expressed his dissatisfaction by putting pressure on the president in this way.

At this point, Hanna and Chen Jianqiu are in the same boat.

But this does not mean that he agrees with Chen Jianqiu's behavior.

This is so reckless.

This kind of behavior gave the president a reason to send troops, not to mention the regular army, the militia in Texas alone is enough for them to drink a pot.

If the army is defeated, Chen Jianqiu's military industry empire will also fall apart, and Hanna's beautiful vision of fame and fortune will also come to nothing.

Hannah immediately wanted to talk to Chen Jianqiu.

But the Chinese leader who is said to be in New York has disappeared.

The people in Chen's consortium couldn't tell where he went.

Hannah couldn't wait, so he got on the train to Washington immediately.

He tried to reconcile the conflict between the two.

Unexpectedly, McKinley's attitude was also extremely tough.

"His behavior is rebellion! He is challenging the Union! I accept no compromise with a traitor!" McKinley replied.

Hannah had to give up.

No matter how wonderful the vision is, it is only a vision. It is impossible for him to give up the present, let alone deviate from his most basic position.

Chen Jianqiu, take care of yourself.

So, where is Chen Jianqiu at this time?
He is fishing.

After giving orders to Li Sifu who was far away in Fort Stockton, he drove to the old place on the Hudson River to fish.

The Hudson River was calm and sparkling.

Chen Jianqiu smoked the stick leisurely and contentedly.

Footsteps came from behind him.

Chen Jianqiu didn't look back and continued to catch his fish.

"Chen, don't you think you went too far this time?"

A person stood behind him.

It was Roosevelt's voice.

"If your people were surrounded and slaughtered like pigs, you would do the same." Chen Jianqiu said calmly.

"But if you really want to integrate into this society, you shouldn't divide each other, you should try to communicate." Roosevelt said, suppressing his anger.

"However, the fact is that this country is divided into each other." Chen Jianqiu sighed softly.

"But have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this? Your efforts of more than ten years may fall short! You will make the Chinese completely go to the opposite side of the mainstream group in society." Roosevelt said.

"Wow!"

Chen Jianqiu suddenly lifted the fishing rod, and a small sunfish was pulled out of the water.

He closed the rod, took the fish off the hook, and put it into the tank beside him.

Chen Jianqiu turned around and looked directly into Roosevelt's eyes.

"Teddy, I have really worked hard for more than ten years. Not only me, but the Chinese here are all working hard, and they may be longer."

"It is precisely because of these ten years of hard work that we are qualified to stand in front of you and negotiate terms with you."

Chen Jianqiu's tone was very calm, but the coldness in his eyes made it difficult for Roosevelt to look directly at him.

"Equality? Equality is based on power! Think about those Indians! Think about those black people! Have you given them the right to talk on an equal footing?"

"Yes, we are very small compared to you in terms of numbers and strength. As long as the United States mobilizes a few states, we may not be able to compete."

"Please tell President McKinley that we love peace and would love to live in this country, but if he and those behind him try to repeat what happened decades ago, we will make them pay in blood!"

Roosevelt didn't know what to say for a while.

Chen Jianqiu picked up another pole from his side and handed it to Roosevelt:
"The above is what I said as a Chinese, but as a friend, I now invite you to continue to enjoy the joy of fishing with me."

In the White House, McKinley's mood improved a lot after several congressmen expressed their support for him one after another.

He even restored Cahill's unimpeded power in his office.

The president started chatting and laughing with the congressmen, laughing loudly.

But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.

News of the Marine Corps and Texas National Guard rout reached Washington.

Chen Jianqiu's army used a vehicle they had never heard of or seen before, and they were crushing all the way to Austin.

Plus, there was even worse news.

The state government of the Territory of Hawaii was taken over by a black man with an army!The Second Independent Cavalry Brigade stationed in Cuba is also said to have changed!Oklahoma declares a state of emergency and militias begin to mobilize!The reason is that the weather is hot and there may be wildfires, so prepare in advance!

The president felt increasingly critical.

He didn't care too much, and handed over the Secretary of the Army Root to the office.

"Where's Kent? Didn't he take a division of troops to stop that Chinese army?" McKinley asked eagerly.

Root was dissatisfied with the fact that the president gave orders to the brigadier general without going through him.

He hadn't wanted to answer McKinley's question.

But the minister considered his next words, which might deal a bigger blow to the president, so he said:

"Mr. President, Brigadier General Kent has no choice. His soldiers refuse to fight those Chinese soldiers, because many of them have fought side by side in Cuba."

The refusal to fight is true, but it is definitely not all. As for whether Brigadier General Kent has no choice but also does not want to fight, it is not certain.