Chương 325: Chapter 12: The Duped Arms Dealer

The Northern government was in a predicament, and the Southern Government wasn't doing much better. The newly-formed Southern Confederation Government was entirely a result of compromise and balance among the states.

As a makeshift gang assembled for the occasion, its executive power was naturally not to be relied upon. Most affairs had to be conducted in cooperation with the state governments for any action to take place.

Under dual leadership, various confusions inevitably arose.

After the victory at Cincinnati, the Confederates should have taken advantage of their momentum to concentrate their forces and take down the Northern government's industrial center. Instead, the Southern Government launched attacks on all fronts.

They attacked neighboring regions such as Maryland, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, in succession.