Chapter 659

This result soon reached Shangjing thousands of miles away by wireless telex.

Stone bear is also very satisfied with the result.

There are two main reasons why Chesapeake Bay should be blocked instead of New York or Delaware Bay. The first reason is that stone bear doesn't want to tear his face with the British now, and even in the future, stone bear doesn't want to tear his face with the British.

After all, after the establishment of the Empire, 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 Spanish as allies.

As for whether it will offend Spain when attacking Mexico or even Central America in the future, that is not what the stone bear is worried about.

Spain is now on the west side of the mountain. If you offend, you will offend. It's a big deal to tear your face open and fight on both sides.

Compared to Mexico and Central America, stone bears don't care about Spain at all.

But Britain is different. This country is bound to remain strong in the next 100 years. It is obviously not in the interests of the Empire to be the enemy of such a powerful country.

If the United Kingdom becomes an ally, it will be a very beneficial thing for the Empire. In the future, the Empire will have a large number of customers. So the stone bear doesn't intend to tear his face with the British.

But stone bear didn't want the British to win the war of independence, so he had to help the mainland when necessary.

As for how to help the army without breaking the face of the British, the only way is to block Chesapeake Bay.

The reason why Henry Clinton insisted on opening up a new battlefield in the South was to achieve the goal of the North-South convergence of British forces.

In the original historical time and space, since the British army withdrew from Philadelphia and New York, the northern battlefield fell into a stalemate situation. Especially with the declaration of war on Britain by France, Spain and the Netherlands, the joint fleet of France and Spain achieved the strategic goal of encircling the Wei and rescuing Zhao by besieging the fort of gibraltarian, which made it difficult for the British troops in North America to supply.

If the northern battlefield is stuck like this all the time, the British will surely 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 firm foothold in the southern battlefield, and relying on Savannah and Charleston began to kill all sides in the southern battlefield.

Because the main force of the great army was confined to the northern battlefield, in the southern battlefield, the British army beat the southern army, which was mainly composed of guerrillas and militiamen, to scurry, or even to say that it had no fighting power.

Under the strong attack of the British army, even Georgia announced its return to Britain in 1779. It can be seen that the British army was strong in the southern battlefield.

Especially after the defeat of Charleston and Condon, only 800 soldiers were left

In the original historical time and space, it can be said that from the end of 1778, after conquering Savannah and successfully opening up the southern battlefield, to January 1781, the British army was invincible in the southern battlefield in more than two years.

But it's a pity that God may not like what the British did, and he finally made a choice. He stood on the side of the army.

In January 1781, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan of the great army led the battle of Cowpens, which was bizarre and unbelievable.

The overwhelming British army was defeated by just 450 militia!

Who knows how the commander of the British army at that time, Colonel Bernard Tarleton, conducted the battle.

To say that this Colonel bernast Tarleton was also a famous general with outstanding military achievements. He helped Clinton capture Charleston, led his army to win the battle of warsworth and created the "warsworth Massacre". Later, he helped Cornwallis win the battle of Camden.

No matter from which point of view, Colonel Tarleton is undoubtedly an excellent commander with many battles and rich experience. However, he led the overwhelming British army and was defeated by only a few hundred Army militia in Cowpens.

That's weird.

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

In any case, since 1781, the British army in the southern battlefield has been involved in all kinds of strange adverse events, either being defeated inexplicably or plagued in the barracks.

Originally, Clinton's strategy was to capture the southern battlefield, then go north to Virginia, and finally converge with the northern forces in Philadelphia. But after a series of strange events, especially when conwallis led the British troops to the siege of Yorktown, the strategic intention of Clinton completely failed.

But in this time and space, stone bear doesn't want the British to lose so soon. He also doesn't want the army to be completely overwhelmed by the British, so he is now ready to blockade Chesapeake Bay.

Because Yorktown and Jamestown were just in the middle of the north and South stations, their unique geographical conditions made these two port fortresses important supply bases for the British army. In particular, as the British front in the southern battlefield continued to extend to the north, the supply of Savannah and Charleston was less important.

Yorktown and Jamestown will become important supply bases for the British army, especially once Cornwallis retreated to Yorktown as in the original historical time and space, the French Navy gained the sea power and cut off the connection between Yorktown and New York, which led to the great victory of Yorktown, which ended the independence war.

Therefore, the stone bear is now blocking Chesapeake Bay. One is to protect the Cornwallis department that may retreat to Yorktown in the future, and the other is to cut off the idea that the French navy has gained the right to control the sea area.

This is the second reason why the stone bear blocked Chesapeake Bay.

Although the British army is still invincible in the southern battlefield, stone bear can't guarantee whether the British army can hold on to the end. After all, the plague and the occurrence of those fantastic events in the original historical time and space are beyond his control.

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

Therefore, it would be unpleasant for the British to block the Bay first, but once the British realized that the blockade of the bay had saved Cornwallis, they would thank the Yanhuang tribe for their help.

At this time, the blockade of Chesapeake Bay will not only make it difficult for British troops to supply, but also help the army. It can also foreshadow what may happen in the future to save Cornwallis. It can kill two birds with one stone.