Chapter 423

In the United States, the major battle that determined the fate of the North and South governments ended with both sides suffering heavy losses.

Tactically, the southern government had won. They had suffered fewer casualties. Strategically, the northern government had won.

If there was no interference from external forces, the northern government could rely on its manpower and industrial advantages to slowly gain the upper hand.

Unfortunately, this was impossible. This civil war had been carried out with the intervention of the European powers from the beginning.

With so many nannies, the industrial advantage of the northern government could not be displayed at all. During the Age of Discovery, maritime trade between Europe and the United States was developed. No matter how hard the capitalists in the North worked, they could not compare to the European continent.

Moreover, the longer the war lasted, the more debts the southern government owed, and the more the governments could not let go.

The power of the butterfly effect was strong. Now, not only did the southern government issue cotton bonds, but it also owed huge loans to various countries. The three major creditors of the Fao and the UK had been kidnapped.

It was worth mentioning that a large part of the war funds of the northern government were also borrowed from the three countries. No matter which side was finished, the three major creditors would suffer heavy losses.

If it weren't for the financial circles of the three countries working together to cause trouble, the war would not have lasted until now.

President Lincoln said helplessly, "We can't fight anymore. Let's negotiate with the southern government as soon as possible!"

They really couldn't fight anymore. The war had been going on for so long, and the northern government was already exhausted. If they continued to drag it out, when the southern government died, they would be almost finished.

They were surrounded by wolves. If they really fought until they were on the verge of death in order to defeat the south, they would become meat next to other people's mouths.

The capitalists who supported Lincoln did not want to play the United States to death. This was not in their interest. They were all adults and very realistic. Since they were destined to not succeed, it was better to stop the losses in time.

They should solve the problem while the eyes of the great powers were focused on Europe. Once the other countries turned back, things would not be so easy.

Secretary of State Safar thought for a moment and said, "Mr. President, isn't it too fast? We still have a lot of work to do, and the public opinion campaign is still in progress. "

Lincoln took out the telegram he had just received. "It's too late. This is the latest intelligence from Europe. Take a look!

That bunch of trash is more useless than we thought. They haven't even started a new round of revolution, let alone overthrowing the regime. "

Safar skimmed through it and didn't say anything. From this intelligence, the revolutionary's performance was still passable, but it was still far from Lincoln's expectations.

Even the Hungarian independence organization, which had collapsed with a single blow, had kept the Government of Vienna busy for months. The other revolutionary organizations were not far behind and had bought the federal government precious time.

But to Lincoln, these few months were too short, so short that he didn't even have the desire to continue waging war.

After fighting for so long, he already understood the strength of the southern government very well. Without a few years of effort, it would be impossible for them to win.

This was obviously not possible. Once the European countries came back to their senses, not to mention defeating the South, the remaining areas under the federal government's control might even be targeted.

Lincoln had expected the Revolutionary Party to set off a new wave of revolution and disrupt the European continent, so that countries would have no time to care about the American Civil War, thus creating an opportunity for the United States to unify.

Now the Hungarian Independence Movement had failed; the Irish Independence Movement had been brutally suppressed by the Government in London; the French Revolutionary Party was still fighting for a free France, but they were not good fighters, and were engaged in a war of words with the Government in Paris.

The only one who had completed the task was the Spanish Revolutionary Party. They were still fighting with the government and would not be finished in a short time.

However, Spain was the weakest in the Intervention Alliance. As long as the three major countries decided to intervene by force, they would follow suit.

The Italian Revolutionary Organization was also successful. At least Gabelli had occupied half of Sicily and was working hard to take the whole island.

Unfortunately, this was not what the United States needed. What they wanted was for the Italians to start an uprising in Sardinia, Lombardy, and Venetia to divert the energy of the Fao and Germany.

Obviously, the Italian Revolutionary Party was not stupid and did not bite a hard bone. After the success of the Gabelli uprising, everyone turned to support the Sicilian Revolution.

If this continued, the Fao and Germany would be able to solve their internal problems in half a year at most. The federal government, which had caused this chaos, would not have a good time.

Lincoln did not think that the countries did not know their role. In politics, there was often no need for evidence. It was enough to analyze the pros and cons.

If they compromised now, the federal government would still be in an advantageous position in the negotiations. If this dragged on, when the countries had the energy to retaliate, the situation would be completely different.

There was no need to think at all to know who the European countries would support. If the southern government swallowed up a few more states, wouldn't the federal government be worse off?

Now, many free states were occupied by the southern government. These needed to be taken back. If they could not do this, the investors behind the scenes would not spare them.

Not only the northern government could not hold on, but the southern government could not bear it either. Now, the number of casualties on both sides was far higher than at the same time in history. The military expenditure was even more astronomical.

Long before the outbreak of the major battle, the southern government had proposed peace talks with the northern government. However, Lincoln and the others had pinned their last hope on the major battle and had not given an answer.

Until now, everyone had to admit that with the European powers as nannies, they were risking their lives.

The northern government had a larger population, but the southern government had a large population as well. In addition, the southern army was stronger, so the difference in strength between the two sides was not big.

This was the aftereffect of the butterfly effect. If no countries had intervened before the outbreak of the civil war, the southern government would not have been able to attract so many states to participate.

Politics had always been the weakness of the southern government. Otherwise, as long as they raised the anti-war flag, many federal states would choose to be neutral. Even if the Lincoln government wanted to use force, the people would not support it.

Historically, most of the states in the United States were initially neutral. Many Americans believed that southern independence was legitimate and opposed the use of force.

It was not until the southern government fired the first shot that these people changed their position and stood on the side of the northern government.

The reality was cruel. The war that lasted for several years woke many people up. The political level of the southern government was also improved during the war.

While the European countries were napping, the north and the south started secret negotiations.