As Malik's vanguard reached Arizona, California's main force officially completed its assembly, ready to set out.
Zhu Wencong was officially invited to attend the departure ceremony and witnessed the expeditionary force from California begin its journey.
This year marked a turning point in the Civil War, as well as the period of counter-offensive, with the Northern Federation's army charging towards Richmond like a tiger descending the mountain.
The higher-ups could see at a glance that the war would end next year or the year after, as it was a conflict devoid of suspense.
Currently, one state fighting against two was not a difficult challenge, especially when it was an industrial state fighting against backward, impoverished agricultural states.
The war bonds issued by the California Government Office had long been snatched up, and countless people were looking forward to a victorious end to this expedition.
