The Northern Government had fallen into difficulty, but the Southern Government was not doing much better. First came the internal power struggles. The newly formed Southern Confederate Government was entirely the product of compromise and balance among the states.
As a makeshift administration hastily assembled, its ability to carry out orders was naturally not something one could count on. Most matters could only be implemented with the cooperation of the state governments.
Under this dual leadership, all manner of chaos was inevitable.
After the victory at the Battle of Cincinnati, they should have pressed their advantage and concentrated their forces to wipe out the Northern Government's industrial heartland in one stroke. Instead, the Southern Government struck out in every direction.
They launched attacks in bordering areas of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and other states.
This strategy of blossoming on all fronts looked imposing and succeeded in keeping the enemy beyond the nation's gates, but it also squandered the chance to end the war quickly.
This kind of stalemate was exactly what the great powers loved. Arms merchants from all over the world flocked to North America, eager to carve up this feast.
In an estate in Missouri, its owner, John Casey, asked with a smile, "Fickel, how did the negotiations go?"
Fickel said dejectedly, "Don't mention it, my friend. This deal can't be done. The state government actually wants to purchase breech-loading rifles.
God, muzzle-loading rifles are still the mainstream weapons in the world. Besides, what difference does it make whether the bullets are loaded from the front or the back? Don't they all get fired out?"
For this war, Fickel had procured two hundred artillery pieces and thirty thousand rifles, intending to make a fortune from the opportunity. The artillery had naturally sold at high prices, but the