After the death of the adjutant, the various British regiments, no longer hindered, chose to retreat.
The reason for the fall of Milk River was entirely attributed to the troops on the south side, Hamley's Corps!
Green's rebels quickly captured the hills, and they only made a token pursuit of the retreating British Legion.
The enemy's effective strength is still strong. For them, encroaching step by step is the best result.
And this is not the only good thing today, good news also came from the maritime battlefield.
Longyan won a victory at sea, and the British fleet suffered heavy losses.
Their supply lines restored!
South Carolina was returned to control by the Continental Congress.
At this time, in the city of Preston in eastern New York.
George received news about the victory of the Battle of Milk River and the nearly complete annihilation of the British fleet at sea by Long Yan's army.
George was silent in comparison.
Although the Milk River is an important area for America to block the British attack, it is also an important area to ensure the safety of their rear before their counterattack.
It can be said that Green's victory is a shot in the arm for them.
It was enough to inspire the people of America to fight against the Continental Congress.
The enemy's top commander was killed in the first battle, and the British army, which had the upper hand in the two battles, withdrew, annihilated 5,000 people and captured 1,000 people.
Throughout the entire history of their battles with Britain, no war had ever achieved such a victory.
But compared with Longyan's victory in the sea war, they are like fireflies competing against the bright moon!
Longyan Navy used ten battleships to defeat Britain's fleet of twenty-seven battleships!
And successfully sank a total of nineteen of the opponent's warships, and also captured one of the opponent's warships.
This result directly blinded George.
He was once a member of the British Parliament and had seen the power of the dreadnought-class battleship developed by Britain.
When they were on the St. Laurent River, the French land forces cooperated with the navy to fight against the small fleet formed by this battleship.
The French army is simply unable to resist!
Britain is close to a Dreadnought-class battleship, which is to suppress the French fleet and directly cut off the opponent's supplies!
Now Britain has dispatched twenty-seven battleships at sea. According to George's optimistic estimate, even if the navy is as powerful as Long Yan, it will take a long time to win.
The result was that in less than three days, the fleets of both sides only clashed twice at sea, and the British fleet was completely defeated.
Nineteen battleships were sunk and one captured.
With such a record, George had to think hard to figure out how this battle was fought.
He could only read from this record that Long Yan's navy had surpassed the British fleet by a lot!
However, winning this battle brought more information to George.
Their coastal cities, those wealthy places in America will find peace, and this is the best time for them to develop!
George looked at America's map, New York!
New York is their lifeline. Now that they have no worries, there will be no threats at sea for the time being.
As long as their army grows stronger, it will be the best time for them to counterattack New York!
But before that, George needs the support of Long Yan.
The chance of their single force attacking New York is too slim, if they can get the support of Long Yan.
The odds of winning will be even greater.
But at this moment, George only saw the situation on the battlefield and did not notice the fighting outside the battlefield.
The trade war led by Britain in America has already brewed a huge disaster.
The first one to be affected was Boston, now an important port city in America!
The man in charge here, Captain Vinod, received a joint protest from local merchants.
"Your bank doesn't recognize copper dollar coupons, so what's the use of giving them to us!"
"This is just a pile of waste paper!"
"Since you took charge of Boston, business has been difficult. Products can't be sold. How can we make money?"
The merchants from the United Chamber of Commerce threw a large handful of copper coupons onto Vino's face.
The other party angrily cursed: "This money is the copper coupons your bank gave us. Today I took it to exchange for gold, but the bank refused to recognize it!"
"You have to give us an explanation!"
Upon hearing this, Vino was stunned on the spot.
He is a soldier and does not understand any economic issues, but he still knows the most basic common sense.
The copper dollar coupons they issued were linked to the gold assets of the Mainland Congress, and they could be exchanged for as much assets as they wanted.
Wei Nuo picked up the money and said with a smile: "There must be some misunderstanding."
"We'll figure it out."
Although he is the most powerful person in Boston, these chambers of commerce control the entire city operation of Boston.
Strictly speaking, they are the cornerstone of the local area. Compared with them, Vino, the person in power, is nothing at all.
After all, the orders he issued revolved around these chambers of commerce.
Without their management and support, Vino would not be able to do anything.
Including the battle of the Continental Congress, including the survival of local civilians...
Seeing Wino's submissive tone, the anger on these people's faces subsided a little or two. Gatsby, the representative among them, came out and said in a deep voice: "General, we are not here to cause trouble."
"We merchants rely most on our reputation to do business, but the copper dollar coupons your bank exchanged for us cannot be used as money."
"How do we support your government?"
"It's just our Chamber of Commerce that has such a problem now. If there is no way for this money to flow among the people, then it will have no meaning in its existence."
Vino realized the seriousness of the problem and said in a deep voice: "I will call the bank president over right now." e
"Don't worry, this matter will definitely be resolved!"
Vino summoned a soldier and ordered him to call the president of the Boston Bank immediately and ask him to explain the matter.
Vino stared at Gatsby and said with a smile: "Why do you want to exchange copper dollar coupons today?"
"Exchanging large denominations requires time to prepare."
Gatsby chuckled and said, "We just need this money for business."
"Is this true of you too?"
"Yes, overseas transactions use more gold."
Hearing these words, a trace of surprise flashed across Vino's smiling face.
Wei Nuo has long known that copper yuan coupons are waste paper.
As for whether it has any gold content, after the founding of America, in order to further attack the British currency.
These copper dollar coupons gradually began to be linked to gold.
A twenty-yuan copper coupon is equal to 0.0000001 gram of gold!
Although he doesn't understand economic matters, so many rich people come to exchange copper dollar certificates for gold, which will inevitably empty out the gold reserves of their Boston Bank!
When the gold is gone, their copper dollar coupons will no longer have value.
The market cycle established by using copper yuan coupons will collapse, and then the economy of the Mainland Congress will collapse.
