"His Majesty Napoleon III, Marshal McMahon, and members of the observation group from all countries, welcome to Washington."

Lincoln, Vice President Hamlin, Treasury Secretary Chase and others came to welcome the French Legion that supported Washington.

The French Emperor Napoleon III, who was very fond of merit, personally led the expedition. He brought ministers of the French court and French noble officers. They wore neat dresses, and compared with Lincoln, who had been suffering recently, the French were full of energy.

Napoleon III was cheering up his spirits. He wore a neat marshal's uniform and had medals hanging on his chest, looking imposing. If he could help Lincoln and others defend Washington, then he would be the savior of America.

"Lincoln, you look frowning. I have heard the speech of your Secretary of State Siward in Paris, that you America is in the greatest crisis since the War of Independence."

"Yes, if the rebels occupy Washington, the rebels will become independent and become a country and become the minions of the Ming Dynasty. This is not only a crisis in America, but also a crisis in the continent." Lincoln felt uncomfortable with Napoleon III's condescending attitude, but he had to admit that he had no ability to defend Washington.

"Our French hero, Marshal McMahon, will lead our heroic French soldiers to help you fight back the invaders. If possible, they will also capture Richmond for you. I hope you Washington will not be as untrustworthy as the Mexicans and will be denied our debts." Napoleon III said.

"We will definitely not be able to pay back all the national debts. We will pay off all the industrial capacity of our Northern Free State is not comparable to that of Mexico, which is mainly plantations."

"That's good. I don't want the excellent French soldiers to fight for no reason, at least they can still have no worries."

"We have already held a banquet to welcome His Majesty and all the ministers, and the members of the observation group will be welcomed."

Lincoln and other senior leaders of the United States walked side by side with giants coming from the continent such as Napoleon III. There were militias around to protect them to prevent the ubiquitous Jinyiwei from assassinating these senior leaders.

In addition to Napoleon III, McMahon and other senior leaders of the French Empire, some big names also came to the observation group composed of continental countries. The observation group did not participate in the war, they just came to watch the war between other countries and gain lessons and inspiration from it.

There were few observation groups in the age of cold weapons, but in the Steam Age, except for the uncivilized countries, the technology of various powers was thousands of miles a day, and no one knew what the other party had. So the observation group appeared. Countries sent officers and staff to various battlefields to watch to verify the actual combat effectiveness of some new weapons or whether new tactics appeared. For example, the Chaposé rifle developed by the French was sold in batches to Lincoln for the purpose of fighting against the Alliance countries equipped with Ming rifles. They also wanted to use the Civil War to test their new firearms.

Among the dozen observers sent by the Prussian Empire was Moltch who participated in the World Expo. He was surrounded by a thirteen or fourteen-year-old Prussian boy, his nephew, Xiao Moltch.

Not only Mawch, the chief of staff of Prussia, but there was a royal member of the noble status and commander of the cavalry in the Prussian observation group - Prince Frederick Carr.

He wore white gloves and had a commanding knife on his waist: "Chief of the General Staff, you also participated in the Observation Team of the Naval Battle of Malacca twelve years ago, and were inspired by it, so that we Prussia could unify most of Germany. I wonder if we can gain something from the Civil War this time, so that we Prussia would become stronger and even unify Europe. Europe should become a unified country so that we can have the size of the Ming Empire. Too small to the size of each country is the biggest problem facing the continent. The Empire of the Sun does not set and the Empire has a huge colony, while the continent is too small. A country with a population of 30 million is already a big country."

Moltke nodded: "His Highness Prince Carl, we must be calm and find the right opportunity to unify the continent and complete what Napoleon could not do back then. In that case, His Majesty the Emperor will become the greatest emperor in the history of the continent, and the continent can also surpass the Ming Empire. Just like three hundred years ago, who would have thought that a small Prussia in Konesburg would become a great empire..."

Little Moltke followed his uncle, with a tender face on his face. He looked at this strange land, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

The Sun-Down Empire sent to observe the cavalry lieutenant general Earl Cardigan, Anne Cavendish and other ministers in Washington welcomed the arrival of the Sun-Down Empire Observation Group.

"This time I came on the order of the Queen, hoping to see the French army defeat the shogunate samurai in order to relieve the threat from the Eastern forces to the continental land. It is impossible to imagine what would happen if the Ming Empire's sphere of influence extended to the Atlantic Ocean." Earl Cardigan is over 60 years old, and her hair and beard are gray in the Mediterranean.

Anne said: "My Count, if Napoleon III defeated the shogunate and the Union in Washington, Napoleon III's influence on the continent would be unprecedented, which would be detrimental to Her Majesty Queen Victoria."

"The biggest threat is Eastern civilization. We have too limited knowledge of them. At the World Expo held in the Ming Dynasty, the technology they announced to the public is not complete and must have trump cards. Maybe they will hand over some of the trump cards to the shogunate. This time I was ordered to come here to observe whether the shogunate had used the technology secretly given to them by the Ming Dynasty. There are also the effect of France's Chasebo rifles and Prussian Krupp steel cannons in actual combat. Indeed, in addition to the Ming Dynasty, we also need to guard against France, Prussia, and Tsarist Russia. They are our potential competitors. As for other countries, they are just a foil for a few powerful powers."

Earl Cardigan explained his purpose and remembered something: "Your father, Duke Devin Hill, asked me to entrust you. If you have the chance, you will go back home and he intends to marry you with other ancient noble families."

Anne frowned slightly: "Let me go back when I complete this mission."

The members of the observation group of Italy, Spain and Tsarist Russia also had their own worries. The Austro-Hungarian Empire sent General Benedek. In this world, the conflict between Prussia and Austria broke out earlier, and Prussia was already above Austria. Under the threat of Prussia, Austria quickly merged with Hungary, which was worthy of Prussia.

Both Eastern and Western civilizations have focused their attention on a small area of ​​Washington, where the outcome will determine the strategic adjustments of each powerful country.
Chapter completed!