Chapter 491: , Retreat (three)

Although the British Army is very well-organized in its retreat, there is a super-study on the retreat, especially when there are allies or servants.
But with the gradual withdrawal of troops, the battle line becomes more and more difficult to maintain. At this time, the most critical time has come.
Today, it is no longer possible to continue to shrink the defense area little by little, and move the troops out little by little. Any small adjustment is very likely to lead to an avalanche deterioration of the defense line. Therefore, what the British want to carry out today is no longer a small-scale retreat, but a general retreat. In a very short time, with the fastest speed, before the enemy reacts, as much as possible. The people quickly loaded onto the boat and left.
To achieve this goal, the port’s throughput capacity and the troop’s organizational capacity are very demanding. But Dublin naturally has some advantages.
First of all, Dublin itself is the largest and most important port in Ireland. It has fairly good port facilities in this era, capable of berthing a large number of ships at the same time, and because it is relatively closed, the Irish Sea has better sea conditions, and ships can also be used. Install more people.
In addition, after the war entered a stalemate, the Duke of Norfolk further expanded the port of Dublin, adding a lot of docks. The reason at that time was naturally to facilitate the increase of troops, but at that time, the small dock built for the purpose of rapid increase of troops did not necessarily have the plan to withdraw troops quickly.
In this way, the first condition for rapid withdrawal is fulfilled, and the rest is how to organize the withdrawal quickly.
These days, the Duke of Norfolk has been busy receiving the commanders of the "Security Army", speaking to them, encouraging them, and awarding them medals.
After Napoleon developed a system of medals, the British followed suit with their own medals. And more detailed than Napoleon's set. Among them are mainly used in the military.
The first is the Royal Cross, which is basically only awarded to members of the royal family and senior officers serving in the army. The lower class is the so-called "Outstanding Valor Medal." This thing, depending on the name, should be awarded to people who have performed very bravely in the front line, but in fact, this kind of medal is mainly awarded to the school level. Officer's. It is basically impossible for real big-head soldiers and low-level officers to get this thing.
The lower level is the military merit medal, which is used to reward brave soldiers and low-level officers. Basically, this kind of medal will only be awarded to the authentic British army.
One level lower is the so-called "epaulette", which is a bronze oak leaf embellished on the shoulders. In the British army, this is a relatively common medal. But in the "security army", it is generally those "hardcore rapists" who can get this thing.
In general, the British army's medal system at this time is still complete, full of traces of the schizophrenia of this era, that is, the higher medals are given to the higher ones and the lower medals are given to the lower ones. Unlike a certain country in later generations, the highest-level medals are all given to the most basic and front-line soldiers.
This time, the Duke of Norfolk paid a lot of money, and awarded a lot of military service medals to the captains of the "security army". Among them, the more prominent ones, such as Captain Jarvis , And even got a "Medal of Outstanding Bravery", which made some authentic British soldiers not satisfied.
"Where can the military dog ​​be awarded a high-level medal like the'Outstanding Valor Medal",' said Tony Olkin, the Duke's attendant.
"Ah, Tony, isn't it just a few brands? There is a big deal." The Duke of Norfolk shook his head indifferently.
"But the Duke, the release of these things requires the approval of the Parliament and the King. If we have been victorious, we will apply for so many medals at once. But we now... they must have something to say."
The Duke listened, and smiled slightly: "Ah, Tony, you are so young and so cute. Who told you that I want to apply to the council and the king? Is it so troublesome?"
At this time, the large-scale awarding of medals, seriously, it is indeed easy to make people think whether this is eating a decapitated meal. But when meeting them, the Duke of Norfolk also very seriously conveyed to them the plan of retreat, including the time and order of boarding. Of course, the Duke also asked them to keep secrets strictly, and pointed out that if anyone's troops changed, their retreat sequence would be adjusted to the end.
Basically, those "hardcore rapists" also got a good retreat sequence. For example, Captain Jarvis won a very good overall pick. Tomorrow morning, the authentic British prince behind him will retreat first. After the princes retreated, it was Jarvis's turn soon. At that time, with the assembly number as a signal, Captain Jarvis can take his men and retreat to the dock. On the dock, there is a boat reserved exclusively for Jarvis. Once they get on the boat, they can be safe.
"Captain Jarvis, the retreat must be highly confidential. We suspect that there are rebel spies in your army. Therefore, the retreat must be told after the assembly number is heard. Before that, Don't tell anyone." The Duke of Norfolk said seriously.
Jarvis knew that there might not be any guys under him who were still connected with the "rebels"-after all, they were separated by fronts and barbed wire. But there must be many people who hope to get in touch with the "rebels"-this can be seen from the look in their own eyes these days.
But I said there, spying on important information, just like stealing his head, the special meow is also considered a significant performance. Just let those guys under him know, God knows how many people plan to make a "major meritorious service"? If it weren't for the blood on his hands, Jarvis would have wanted a "major meritorious service" himself.
"Your Excellency, I will definitely keep it secret." Jarvis touched his feet and stood upright.
"If your soldiers see other troops behind retreating, how do you explain?" the Duke of Norfolk asked again.
"My lord Governor, I told them they are retreating to the next line of defense."
In fact, there is a line of defense behind them. Therefore, most of the soldiers of the "Security Army" also believe that they must first withdraw to the last line of defense, resist for a period of time, and then retreat. But in fact, the most important role of the so-called last line of defense is to cause them to misunderstand.
"Very good, Captain Jarvis, very good!" said the Duke of Norfolk. "When we arrive in England, I hope to see you still serving the United Kingdom."
"It is our greatest honor to fight for the United Kingdom," said Captain Jarvis.
Captain Jarvis wore a silver-white "Medal of Outstanding Bravery" and triumphantly returned to his defensive position. At this time, it was time to eat, and the members of the Independence Army also had to eat. This was the rare quiet time in the siege.
Taking advantage of this time, Captain Jarvis ate dinner and tidyed up his personal belongings. He knew that no matter what the arrangements were, all kinds of chaos would always occur when retreating. Moreover, he didn't plan to actually stand on the last post. At that time, the situation was chaotic. God knows what will happen? If something happens and you can't get on the boat, it's all over.
Captain Jarvis inspected both revolvers in his room, filled them with bullets, and carefully looked out the window. There was no one outside.
Captain Jarvis walked to the window, opened the window, and looked out. There is indeed no one outside. He retracted his head, closed the window, closed the curtains, and then opened a locker. There was another safe in the cabinet. Captain Jarvis opened the safe and took out a long leather belt and a stack of gold coins.
Over the years, Captain Jarvis has relied on collecting protection fees, buying and selling important materials, participating in various smuggling and anti-smuggling, as well as anti-smuggling after being captured. Anyway, by these means, Captain Jarvis has made a lot of money over the years. Captain Jarvis has always been distrustful of paper money, even British paper money, so in these years, he has exchanged part of his income for gold coins, and part of it, um, he ran to The British mainland bought real estate and houses. In contrast to the current situation, I have to say that Captain Jarvis is still very talented in investing. It's just that Captain Jarvis is not too satisfied with himself. He thinks it would be better if he chose to buy a house in France.
Jarvis picked up the belt, it was a special belt, it was actually a long pocket, you can put some small things in it.
Jarvis stuffed the gold coins one by one into the belt, and finally put several pieces of paper—that's the title deed—into long strips one by one, carefully stuffing them in. Then he took off the belt from his waist and replaced it with this belt. Then he patted it carefully with his hands. The gold coins stuck tightly inside, and there was no sound.
Jarvis touched the belt with satisfaction, his wealth was in it. Long before the siege, he sent his wife to England. The above is very satisfied with this and thinks this is a performance of loyalty to the United Kingdom. But this is actually nothing to Jarvis. In fact, he can't trust anyone, including the woman who doesn't know whether it is his wife or his concubine, so his money and his really important things are not placed there, they are all here.
Because there are a lot of gold coins in the belt, it is a bit heavy. This heavy feeling made his heart feel particularly at ease. He then hung up the revolver with the two bullets loaded again, and then went out to inspect the position.
It was night in a blink of an eye. It was a full moon night and the light was very good, so Jarvis had to arrange the defense at night.
He told the soldiers of the "Security Army" that they would abandon their current positions tonight and retreat to the last line of defense.
"The British next to us and a little behind us retreated one after another. They retreated to a new support point. After controlling the key support point, it was about dawn in the early morning. We can retreat."
The previous retreats were basically the same, so most of the soldiers were not suspicious. Even if they are suspicious, they are doubtful whether the British will sell them when the last line of defense is unstoppable. What they did not expect is that this so-called last line of defense was originally not intended to deal with those Irish independence. Army, but to deceive them.
At midnight, there was a rustling sound from the side of the "Security Army" led by Jarvis. It was the British army starting to retreat. Jarvis asked his deputy to look at his men, and he said that he would contact the British who was retreating over there to arrange the defense.
This was also a common occurrence before, so the deputy was not suspicious. He went back and saw that the British army was retreating in an orderly manner. Jarvis followed to the dock. He was blocked by the military police only in the dock area. The military police told him that only after the assembly call was sounded, they could retreat.
So Jarvis could only wait there, watching groups of British people getting on the boat one after another, watching one after another large and small ships approach the pier, and then leave the pier, and then there are The boat drew up to the dock, and some boats left the dock.
On the dock, teams of British troops arrived, and then quickly boarded and left. Team after team of British troops were endless, and seemed to be able to board, board, and board in this way until the four apocalyptic knights sounded their horns to announce the end of the world.
"Ah, Captain Jarvis, you came very early." A voice rang.
Captain Jarvis turned his head to look, only to see several people coming towards this side. Jarvis took a closer look, and they all knew that they were all "hardcore rapists" certified by the independent army like him. Although Jarvis felt that several of them were not worthy of being called "hardcore rapists."
"Why are you here?" Jarvis asked.
"Cut, why are you here? Why are we here." A "hardcore lover" who had always seen Jarvis disliked him retorted.
"Okay, this time, everyone don't make trouble." Another "hardcore lover" said.
"The military police should get on the boat in a while. Then it's our turn to get on the boat." Another humanist said, "But look, how many boats are on the pier? This boat is obviously not enough to take our people away. If we don’t come here now, we won’t be able to get on board."
This person's statement hit everyone's arms, so everyone stopped talking.
At this time, a team of four-wheeled carriages arrived at the pier. It turned out that the Duke of Norfolk took a bunch of servants and his pet dogs, ready to board the ship.
When the Duke of Norfolk got out of the car, he saw these "hardcore rapists", he signaled to the others, and then came over here with a few guards.
"Mr. Governor, are you here too?" Jarvis immediately stood at attention.
"Yes, I have to go too. But Captain Jarvis, we must believe that we will come back!"
"Yes, Lord Governor, we will definitely be back." Jarvis replied.
"Well, Captain Jarvis, your troops should not have time to retreat." The Duke of Norfolk took out his pocket watch from his arms and took a look, his voice became severe, "And you, too. It's not yet time. You should return to your posts now."
The gendarmerie nearby also gathered around.
"Your Excellency, you are misunderstood. We are just to ensure a smooth retreat in the future, so first come and inspect the situation on the spot." Captain Jarvis hurriedly said.
"Then your investigation is over now? Should you go back? Go back to your post immediately." The Duke of Norfolk said very harshly.
"We'll go back soon." Jarvis said quickly.
Then the few "hardcore rapists" winked at each other, saluted the Duke of Norfolk together, and then turned around and ran away.
But they didn't really know how to go with their troops, they just turned a turn and turned to the back of a house, and stopped.
"Shall we go back?" someone asked.
"Go back, shit." Jarvis said, "Look at how many boats are left, there are so many people there. Take them on board, we may not be able to get on it! No one is allowed to go back!"
While talking, Jarvis took out the revolver from his waist.
"Yes, you are not allowed to go back. We are just here waiting for the assembly number." Others said the same.
At this time, a bit of whiteness gradually appeared in the eastern sky, and Venus had also appeared in the eastern sky. There were not many British troops on the dock. A large group of Norfolk Governor’s sons had already boarded a big ship. Then the boat left the dock. Nowadays there are very few boats on the dock. The military police have also begun to board the ship.
"The military police are all on the ship, why the rallying number hasn't sounded yet!" an "hardcore lover" said anxiously.
"Oh, oh~EbookFREE.me~ The gendarmes are gone! Oops, the ships are getting ready to leave. Are they waiting for us?"
"It must be the bugler who ran away too, and forgot to blow the trumpet!" Captain Jarvis said, "Oh, the boat is also taking off the rope at the end, let's go quickly!"
At this time there was only one boat on the pier, and the other boats were all heading to the open sea. Outside the port, there was no waiting boat.
Several "hardcore rapists" ran towards the dock, and there were no military police to stop them. They panted and ran towards the last boat that was still unwound.
"Wait, wait for us." They shouted as they ran.
But they didn't seem to stop and wait for them. Just as they were about to run, the boat had already put away the cable and started to leave the dock.
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