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They believed Grant knew what he was doing.
给他们的信心带来极大鼓舞的是,
And one great encouragement for their believing that
经常在行军途中,无论白天还是夜晚,
was quite often on the march, whether at night or in the daytime,
无论走路还是过桥,
They'd be moving along a road or over a bridge
格兰特都会骑着马走在路旁——
and right beside the road would be Grant on his horse--
人和马都是满身尘土,说着“往前走,跟上。”
a dust-covered man on a dust-covered horse, saying "Move on, close up."
所以他们深切体会到,他亲自在负责这次行动。
So they felt very much that he personally was in charge of their movement.
这给了他们更多的信心。
And it gave them an added confidence.
在3周时间里,格兰特的部队
In three weeks, Grant's army,
失去和外界所有的联♥系♥,
cut off from all communication with the outside world,
行军180英里,五战五捷,分别是在
marched 180 miles, fought and won five battles
吉布森港、雷蒙德镇、杰克逊镇、冠军山,
at Port Gibson. Raymond. Jackson. Champion's Hill.
以及大黑河...
and Big Black River...
最终包围了维克斯堡城区,将南军31000人困住。
And finally surrounded Vicksburg itself, trapping 31,000 Confederates.
5月19日,格兰特试图直接进攻拿下该城。
On may 19th, Grant tried to take the town by direct assault
但被击退了。
but was beaten back.
[炮声]
[cannon fire]
[钟声]
[bells ring]
“5月19日。
"May 19th.
“感谢世间万物的伟大主宰。
"Thanks be to the great ruler of the universe.
“维克斯堡仍然安全。
"Vicksburg is still safe.
“第一次大规模攻击被极其成功的守住了。
"The first great assault has been most successfully repelled.
我所有对于大难临头的恐惧都消失了。”
All my fears in reference to taking the place by storm now vanished."
威廉.洛夫莱斯.福斯特教士,
Reverend William Lovelace Foster,
密西西比第35志愿步兵团随军牧师
Chaplain, 35th Missssippi volunteers
格兰特安营扎寨,准备打围城战。
他说,决心“套牢敌人”。
Grant settled in for a siege, resolved, he said, to "outcamp the enemy."
“他们那样浪费弹♥药♥,真是愚不可及。
"it is such folly for them to waste their ammunition like that.
“他们怎么可能拿下如此具有防卫优势的城市?
"How can they ever take a town that has such advantage for defense and protection is this
我们就在山上挖洞藏进去,随他们敲敲打打好了。”
We'll just burrow into these hills and let them batter away as hard as they please."
5月15日,杰弗逊.戴维斯在里士满召见李将军。
On may 15th, Jefferson Davis summoned General Lee to Richmond.
格兰特必须当机立断。
Something had to be done about Grant.
戴维斯想把李将军的部分军队派去增援维克斯堡。
Davis wanted to send part of Lee's army to relieve Vicksburg.
李将军表示反对。他有一个更大胆的计划。
Lee was against it. He had a bolder plan.
北弗吉尼亚军团应当再次入侵北方,
The army of Northern Virginia should invade the North again,
这一次是进攻宾夕法尼亚。
striking this time into Pennsylvania.
李将军会进攻哈里斯堡和费城,
Lee would attack Harrisburg and Philadelphia
迫使格兰特北上保卫华盛顿。
and force Grant north to defend Washington.
运气好的话,连华盛顿兴许都能拿下。
With luck, Washington itself might fall.
甚至有可能迫使林肯求和,并承认南方邦联。
It might even force Lincoln to sue for peace and recognize the Confederacy.
戴维斯同意了。
Davis agreed.
一切都取决于西边的维克斯堡和东部的宾夕法尼亚。
Everything now hung on Vicksburg in the west and Pennsylvania in the east.
正当格兰特向维克斯堡收紧包围圈时,
As Grant pressed his siege at Vicksburg,
李将军动身北上了。
Lee moved north.
导演:肯.伯恩斯
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