Chapter 2554: Soldiers approach the city (Ⅱ)

The more than 18,000 Continental Army soldiers stationed in Midgard City dignifiedly took the so-called "military tickets" printed by the Quartermaster Department itself as money, searched around the city, forced to buy and sell.
Incidents like this are staged in the streets and alleys of the city every day.
The angry complaints from the citizens of Midgard were full of General Vassar's desks, but he could not restrain military discipline. The Continental Congress did not pay, and the officers and soldiers could not be allowed to fight hungry. They could only ask the citizens to be considerate.
Forced buying and selling and harassment of the people can be presumed to be a minority of illegal acts of the Communist Party. However, there is a decree that is destined to arouse the resentment of the citizens. George Vassar must personally come forward and urge the representatives of the Continental Congress to sign and pass it.
The troops stationed in Midgard were extremely short of weapons and ammunition, and had to find ways to raise them.
For this reason, General Vassar urged the Continental Congress to issue a "Military Supplies Act in Emergency", requiring citizens of Midgard to donate personal firearms free of charge and distribute them to Continental Army soldiers who lack firearms, and repay the original price after the war.
Of course, the last sentence is just a polite remark. Bring the gun to me first, and not return it...I'll talk about it later.
In addition, this decree also requires the general public to hand over all their lead products, including the lead sheets used for rain protection on the roof and windows, to be peeled off and sent to the Quartermaster Department to be melted and used to make bullets.
For a family of citizens with a moderate living standard, guns are a valuable asset. Soldiers say that they are confiscated and confiscated, leaving a military ticket to be counted as compensation. Who is not annoyed by this kind of thing?
Not to mention the forcible collection of lead products. Many families even had their wine glasses turned over by soldiers, squashed them with one foot, put them in their backpacks, and left with the sentence "Thanks for your donation of bullets," leaving behind them.
What made the Midgard even more panicked was that the mandatory donation of munitions made a bad start.
Today’s soldiers can force you to "donate" bread, firearms and lead products, and tomorrow they can point a gun at your head and force you to "donate" gold and silver, livestock and even your wife and daughter. Do you dare not donate?
The colonial people set off a wave of independence in order to resist the tax burden. Looking back now, the Continental Congress and Continental Army, which represent the independent forces of the colony, are more ruthless than the tax collectors of the suzerain country. They can’t wait to scrape the ground three feet, and the geese cross the hair. Why not pay taxes to His Majesty the King obediently!
Midgard was not the starting point of the independence movement. Many people in the city were opposed to participating in the independence revolution. Originally, the Ashen Empire was our suzerain, and it has been here for so many years. Now the suzerain has been replaced by the more civilized and developed Feizhen Kingdom. What's wrong with it? Why bother to have a good peace, but you have to blend in with the Yankee disputes?
As people’s antipathy towards the Continental Army has increased, the above-mentioned arguments have prevailed. In this atmosphere, the citizens of Midgard are not optimistic about the Continental Army’s ability to win against the Fiji’s real regulations. The optimistic people have begun to learn from the official Fizhen Kingdom in private. Language, the pessimist packs things up, dragging their children and their daughters to the south.
At the same time, with the establishment of the "Continental Conference" and the spread of the "Declaration of Independence", patriotic enthusiasm in various places was unprecedentedly high. Southern militias poured into Midgard City to spontaneously assist the Continental Army in defending their national "capital".
Throughout July of 1626, there was a busy scene on the Vimur River. The boats of the citizens of Midgard headed south, and the boats of the southern militiamen berthed into the wharf in the city and shuttled back and forth. It was so lively.
By late July, the total number of officers and soldiers in Midgard had reached 26,000.
The Continental Army's strength looks quite spectacular, but compared with the Feizhen Army, it is insignificant.
In late July 1626, hundreds of Fijian warships and transport ships were overwhelming the sky, and the white sails on the ships formed a curtain to block the Asa Bay from the wind.
The Feizhen Legion and the Asa and Giant mercenaries from New Avalon landed on Minute Island one after another under the cover of naval guns. The total number of Fei's real rulers and mercenaries arrived in Midgard has reached. 30,000, in addition to nearly 200 large and small ships.
Fei's army is well-equipped and the soldiers are in good health. Coupled with the support of the navy fleet, the advantages are obvious.
On the afternoon of July 24, the Fijian naval cruiser "Rose" led six frigates to appear at the estuary of the Vimur River, heading northward along the river, and brazenly approaching the Midgard port area.
The alarm bells rang on the shore immediately, and the Continental Army soldiers quickly ran into the trenches, and all the shore defense artillery was directed at the incoming Fijin warship.
Feizhen warship immediately began to fight back. With this fight, the soldiers of the Continental Army knew what the "sea hegemon" of the world of Vares was, and how big the firepower gap between the two sides was.
There are two main types of magic crystal guns equipped by the Continental Army, the 6-pound cavalry gun and the 12-pound infantry gun.
These two field guns cannot be compared with the naval guns carried on huge battleships. Even if the fired shells accidentally hit the Fijian warship, they cannot penetrate the thick armor, and the large-caliber naval guns on the Fijian warship are not only The turrets and bunkers built by the Continental Army were blasted to pieces, and the streets and buildings in the port area were blown into ruins.
The crowd fled in all directions, and the streets were a mess, as if the end had come.
Faced with the overwhelming artillery fire, the soldiers of the Continental Army could only hide in the trenches in despair, with fear in their eyes.
The bombardment of the Feizhen Navy lasted three hours and did not end until evening.
At this time, a particularly majestic steam iron-clad battleship sailed into people's eyes, and the flag flying on the mast was painted with the "Crown of Thornes", which was the emblem of the royal family of Feizhen ruler Osbel.
This is the flagship of the Feizhen Navy, the Royal Battleship "Eagle" equipped with 64 heavy naval guns.
The appearance of the battleship "Eagle" in the harbor signifies that the commander of the Navy, General William Howe, has personally come to the front.
In full view, the "Eagle" led dozens of warships to cruise in the harbor of Midgard, which was a speechless humiliation to the defenders on the shore.
The bombardment demonstration and armed cruise organized by General Howe received the expected threatening effect.
The whole army of the Continental Army had a deep sense of fear for the Feizhen fleet, even to the point where it became disgusting.
The second day after Midgard Port was bombarded by Feichen naval ships, on the morning of July 28, a Feichen envoy came to the Continental Army Command and submitted a letter from Earl Winthrop to try to persuade the Continental Army. Commander-in-chief George Vassar gave up resistance and Kaesong surrendered, but he was flatly rejected by General Vassar!
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