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This section from Savannah to North and South Carolina is a test of fire, especially for the Prussian army. If it is just mountains and plains, the Prussian army can still handle it, but there are countless swamps and rivers on this section of the road. , this unfavorable climate and terrain is very torture.

Because most of Central Europe is a plain area, the Prussian army's combat effectiveness will be relatively strong in plain terrain. In this unfavorable terrain, Prussia's mobility and other capabilities have dropped a lot, while Sherman's troops have become more courageous as they fight.

Not only that, it’s becoming increasingly inhumane.

Along the way, Manteuffel could feel that the enemy's line had become more stable. This was not because the opponent had become stronger, but because they had invested more troops. The long-distance attack made the federal army and the Prussian army both physically and mentally exhausted. All exhausted.

They encountered strong resistance from the Union army along the way. Because the soldiers had a strong desire for revenge against South Carolina, their destructive behavior was more serious than in Georgia. All Manteuffel could do was to prevent the Prussians from participating in this kind of attack. At the end of the operation, there were actually hundreds of thousands of American refugees piled into the Prussian camp.

After the military reform, Ron wrote into the military regulations at the request of August that during war, prisoners of war could not be abused, nor could they shoot at enemies who had surrendered, nor could they attack civilians, rob houses, etc. Even worse.

August's statement was that those who would loot ordinary people were robbers and bandits. No matter what the reason for attacking an enemy country, you could not pull the trigger on innocent people, otherwise it would appear that the Prussian army was an undisciplined bandit. force.

These things are actually hard to understand for Junker officers. Manteuffel sometimes cannot understand August's thoughts, but his absolute trust in August makes Manteuffel choose to listen to August. In his opinion, even the Prussian army would leave civilians where they were when they marched.

After all, these people are still Americans and have little to do with Prussia. They temporarily took them in for a few days and even distributed military rations to them. From this point of view, the Prussian army has done their best. It depends on whether they can escape alive to the big cities in the north. It's none of the Prussians' business.

Manteuffel complained on the way, "Does the United States really have no generals? It is surprising that such a butcher is allowed to be the commander-in-chief of this military region. In Prussia, there are as many generals with the same talents as Sherman. But someone as cruel as Sherman is extremely rare in the whole of Prussia, no, in the whole of Europe."

In Columbia, the federal army surrounded the Union army in the city. In order to better annihilate the enemy forces here, Sherman ordered an indiscriminate bombardment to destroy everything in sight, whether they were soldiers or not.

After conquering Columbia, he set fire to all residential buildings and public facilities in the entire city, leaving only the University of South Carolina and administrative buildings.

Subsequently, Sherman brought this kind of terror to some cities in the north. Charleston was another city destroyed in the hands of Sherman. Here they encountered extremely stubborn resistance, and Sherman was unable to capture it. It's a city, and in this case, he doesn't care what's in the city.

Directly choose to massacre the city. Countless cannons bombarded residential buildings, blowing everything in sight of the US military into ashes. Even the enemy Sherman who surrendered did not let go. By the time Charleston was captured, it had already It turned into a dead city.

Sherman did not forget to set fire to this. It can be said that everything written in the Prussian military discipline was reversed by the US military. Only some places occupied by the Prussian army could be spared.

Later, the Americans learned their lesson and had to block it no matter what before Sherman came. They were not trying to win, but waiting for the Prussian army to come and occupy this place first. This was their only hope of keeping their city.

But the Prussian army could not be saved every time, especially when Sherman was full of paranoia.

In late November, Johnston held off Sherman's army at Bentonville and attempted to halt Sherman's advance at Averisboro, North Carolina, but to no avail because he had no more weapons. The troops were gone, and he couldn't even fill the battle line.

Robert E. Lee was forced to go to meet Johnston's army. He believed that as long as his army could join up with Johnston's army, it would be able to block Sherman's army. In order not to fight with the big man like Sherman, Manteuffel The people came together and took the initiative to block Robert E. Lee's troops, but to be honest, this was not very advantageous.

The number of troops he had was not enough. At this time, many Americans who had been taken in by the Prussian army formed militia organizations and chose to join the Prussian army and fight with the Prussian army.

Most of the militias were groups from southern states. They had no guns and no supplies. They wanted to beg the Prussian army to see if they could mix some dry food with the Prussian army.

Manteuffel was troubled by the shortage of troops. At this time, the help of the American people played a vital role.

A force composed of Prussian and American militiamen successfully blocked the Allied forces at Fort Steadman. Robert Lee looked at the huge Prussian troops. He was a little confused. According to intelligence, there were only [-] Prussian troops sent here. , he brought [-] people with him, and wanted to see if he could have a chance, but it turned out that the Prussian army had more people than expected.

After two unsuccessful attacks, Robert E. Lee retreated.

On the other side, Grant launched a new offensive against the enemy's right flank. The Confederate army counterattacked desperately, cutting off the Southside railway line. Lee's supply was almost cut off, and his personnel began to gradually disperse.

Under continuous fierce attacks, Grant penetrated the Petersburg defense line, and the Confederate army was defeated. Even Robert Lee did not have enough troops to resist at this time.

While fleeing north, Grant sent many cavalry to intercept and kill the fleeing soldiers. Robert E. Lee made a desperate attempt to break through Sheldon's line. However, in the face of absolute force suppression, Robert E. Lee's final counterattack failed. effect.

In the end, Robert E. Lee chose to surrender in Virginia. When he surrendered, he only had [-] men in his hands. The rest were either killed in the battle or fled.

Grant did not torture the residents along the road as crazily as Sherman did, so his reputation was stronger than Sherman's.

After Robert surrendered, Union General Johnston also chose to surrender, and the American Civil War was almost over.

Next, the remaining remnants were defeated. In order to prevent the emergence of guerrilla-like forces after the war, Sherman did not continue to perform his traditional arts for everyone.

Of course, there is also a theory that Grant suppressed the evil Sherman.

But in any case, Prussia's mission in the United States was completed.

The American Civil War ended with the surrender of the last Confederate troops to the Union.