This result was quickly transmitted to Shangjing, thousands of miles away, via radio.

　　 Ishikuma is also very satisfied with this result.

　　 There are two main reasons for blocking the Chesapeake Bay instead of New York or Delaware Bay. The first reason is that Shi Xiong does not want to tear his face with the British, and even in the future, Shi Xiong does not intend to tear his face with the British.

　　 After the empire is established in the future, the empire needs allies in Europe. The French are obviously not suitable to be allies of the Empire, so it is necessary to find the British and Spaniards to be allies.

　　 As for whether Spain will offend Spain when attacking Mexico or even Central America, it is not what Shi Xiong is worried about.

　　 Spain is now falling, and offending is also offending, the big deal is just a fight on both sides of the face.

　　 Compared to Mexico and Central America, Shixiong doesn't care about Spain at all.

　　 But the UK is different. This country will inevitably continue to be strong in the next 100 years, and it is obviously not in the interests of the empire to be an enemy of such a powerful country.

　　 And if you turn Britain into an ally, it will be a very beneficial thing for the empire. In the future, the empire’s trade will have a large number of customers. Therefore, Shi Xiong did not intend to rip apart the British.

　　Ke Shikuma did not want the British to win the War of Independence, so he had to help the Continental Army when necessary.

　　 As for how to assist the Continental Army without tearing up the British, the only way is to block the Chesapeake Bay.

　　 Henry Clinton insisted on opening up a new battlefield in the south, and his purpose was to achieve the goal of the British army's north-south convergence.

　　In the original historical time and space, since the British army withdrew from Philadelphia and retreated to New York, the northern battlefield has fallen into a stalemate. In particular, as France, Spain, and the Netherlands successively declared war on the United Kingdom, the combined fleet of France and Spain achieved the strategic goal of besieging the fortress of Gibraltar by besieging the fortress of Gibraltar. This made it difficult to supply British troops in North America. stand up.

　　 If the northern battlefield has been stuck in such a stalemate, the British army will inevitably fail.

　　 So Henry Clinton decisively opened up the southern battlefield.

　　 Facts have also proved that Clinton's strategy is correct. Because after the British army captured Savannah and Charleston, the British army completely gained a foothold on the southern battlefield, relying on Savannah and Charleston to begin to kill the Quartet on the southern battlefield.

Because the main force of the Continental Army was confined to the northern battlefield, on the southern battlefield, the British army smashed the Continental Army Southern Army, which was dominated by guerrillas and militias. For too much.

　　 Under the strong blow of the British army, even Georgia announced its return to Britain in 1779. This shows the strength of the British army on the southern battlefield.

　　Especially after the Continental Army experienced the defeats of the Battle of Charleston and the Battle of Condon, there were only eight hundred soldiers who were short of clothing and food...

　　 In the original historical time and space, it can be said that after the capture of Savannah at the end of 1778 and the successful opening of the southern battlefield, the British army was invincible in the southern battlefield for more than two years until January 1781.

　　 But unfortunately, God, his old man may not be able to understand the actions of the British, and finally made a choice. He is on the side of the Continental Army.

　　 In January 1781, the Battle of Cowpens commanded by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan of the Continental Army was unbelievable.

　　 The British army, which had an overwhelming advantage, was defeated by a mere 450 militiamen!

　　Ghost knows how Colonel Bernard Talton, the commander of the British army at the time, commanded this battle.

To say that this Colonel Bernast Tarlton is also a famous soldier who has made great achievements. He assisted Collinton in capturing Charleston, and led his army alone to win the Battle of Voxworth and created "Voxworth". "Hua Massacre" and later assisted Cornwallis in winning the Battle of Camden.

No matter from which point of view, Colonel Tarlton is undoubtedly an excellent commander who has experienced many battles and is extremely experienced. However, he led the overwhelmingly superior British army, and he was only a few times in Cowpens. Hundreds of Continental Army militias were defeated.

　　 This is very bizarre.

　　 And the more bizarre is still behind, that is the emergence of Aedes mosquitoes.

　　 Anyway, since entering 1781, the British army on the southern battlefield has been caught in a variety of bizarre adverse events, either inexplicably defeated, or plagues in the barracks.

　　 Originally, Clinton's strategy was to take the southern battlefield, and then go north into Virginia and eventually merge with the main force of the North in Philadelphia. But after that series of bizarre incidents occurred, especially after Cornwallis led the British army to trap Yorktown, Clinton's strategic intentions completely failed.

　　 But in this time and space, Shi Xiong didn't want the British to be defeated so quickly. He also didn't want the Continental Army to be completely overwhelmed by the British, so he was now preparing to blockade the Chesapeake Bay.

　　 Because Yorktown and Jamestown happened to be located in the middle of the North and South stations, their unique geographical conditions ~lightnovelpub.net~ made these two port fortresses an important supply base for the British army. Especially as the British military's front in the southern battlefield continued to stretch northward, the supply of Savannah and Charleston became less important.

Yorktown and Jamestown will become important supply bases for the British army, especially once Cornwallis retreats to Yorktown like the original time and space in history, the French navy obtains dominance of the sea and cuts the connection between Yorktown and New York. The Great Victory of Yorktown that ended the War of Independence took place.

　　 So Stone Bear is now blocking the Chesapeake Bay, one is to preserve the Cornwallis Department that may retreat to Yorktown in the future, and the other is to sever the French navy's idea of ​​obtaining sea dominance in this area.

　　 This is the second reason why Stone Bear blocked the Chesapeake Bay.

　　 Although the British army is still invincible on the southern battlefield, Shi Xiong can't guarantee whether the British army can persist until the end. After all, the plague and the occurrence of unbelievable outrageous events in the original historical time and space were beyond his control.

　　 What if the plague breaks out this summer? What if Cornwallis really retreats to Yorktown?

　　 So, at this time, the Gulf was blocked first, although it would make the British feel unhappy, but once the British realized that the blockade of the Gulf had saved the Cornwallis department, the British would thank the Yanhuang tribe instead.

　　 Blocking the Chesapeake Bay at this time can not only make it difficult for the British army to supply supplies, so as to help the Continental Army, but also lay the groundwork for saving Cornwallis for possible future events. It can be described as two birds with one stone.

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