The large-scale mobilization of the US Army could hardly be kept a secret.
A week later, news reached Virginia, and some newspapers even published government recruitment announcements.
To Napoleon, this was akin to someone showing their hand in a poker game against him.
"Commander, the food collected from Orange, Waynesboro, and other places is enough for two and a half months," Brass looked at the document in hand and said to Napoleon, "There are quite a few mules and horses. However, even though we've emptied the ammunition depot in Charlottesville, we didn't manage to get much gunpowder supplement.
"After the next large-scale battle, there might be a shortage of ammunition."
"It's enough," Napoleon nodded indifferently, then shook the "James News," saying, "Send someone to release rumors that we're preparing to burn Norfolk Port in retaliation for Wayne's invasion of Louisiana."
