Chapter 659 (1/2)

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.