Chapter 2657: Beacon respite

General Gates was very dissatisfied with the resolutions of the Continental Congress. He felt that he had been cheated by this group of literati and bureaucrats, and was forced to suffer a backlash. This was really detrimental to the gentleman's demeanor.
However, the Continental Congress is the leader of the army after all. Although he is reluctant, he still has to obey the decision of his superiors and continue to detain the six to seven thousand prisoners of war.
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On another battlefield, Earl Winthrop was shocked when he learned that General Burgoin had surrendered his troops!
At this time, the Winthrop Corps had reached the outskirts of Freeport. The original plan was to go north to rescue the Burgoin Corps trapped in the Baden Wetlands. The freeport that came down gave it to the Vassar Corps, which was chasing after him, which was too much.
However, it seemed impossible to leave the many Feizhen prisoners of war imprisoned in the hot spring town, and Earl Winthrop was in trouble, and the more he thought about it, the more headache he got.
General Henry Clinton, the earl’s deputy, also learned the news of the defeat and surrender of the Burgoin Corps. He hurried to the headquarters to speak to the Earl of Winthrop, suggesting to abandon the free port and continue northward to chase Gates and the Laval Corps. It was dragged down by many prisoners of war, and the march must be slow.
General Clinton also suggested that the hill giant mercenary group of Queen Huaiya should be recruited south to support, and at the same time, the naval fleet was requested to receive the third infantry division led by General Cornwalli from Jotunheim to come for reinforcements as soon as possible by sea.
In this way, a total of five troops between the enemy and ours chased each other from the north to the south, in the form of a serpent, and started a big melee. The overall strength of our side is stronger, and it is more likely to win in the chaos!
The battle plan proposed by General Clinton directly stunned Count Winthrop, who has always been stable and mature!
This style of play is too radical, too crazy, it's completely a posture of street hooligans fighting and betting on a bad life!
This is fine if you can win, and if you lose, you will be defeated and out of control.
This kind of tactics like a bet on life is completely inconsistent with Earl Winthrop's steady style.
In his view, even if Feizhen suffered a fiasco in the Baden Wetlands and lost a reorganizer, he still has a strategic advantage. There is really no need to be like a red-eye gambler and spare all his possessions to gamble with his opponent. Life.
"Calm down, General Clinton! Please stay calm!"
In addition to the conflict in tactics and ideas, Earl Winthrop was also worried that his pursuit would be too tight, prompting the enemy's famous "butcher" General Benedict Laval to massacre prisoners of war and reduce the burden.
After a long hesitation, Earl Winthrop finally rejected the radical plan proposed by General Clinton.
On November 20, the Winthrop Corps withdrew to Freeport, and at the same time, the Queen Huai Ya and the naval fleet were urgently called for reinforcements.
On November 25, the troops of Laval, Gates, and Vasa victoriously joined forces on the outskirts of Freeport.
The Continental Army Southern Corps and the Northern Corps jointly surrounded Freeport in an attempt to annihilate the Winthrop Corps.
The siege of the city lasted for a week, and the free port could not be attacked for a long time, and the fortune on the battlefield gradually turned to Feizhen's side.
On December 2, Queen Huaia led the hill giant mercenary group and coordinated with the flesh and blood colossus to the battlefield for reinforcements.
In the afternoon of the same day, General William Howe’s naval fleet also appeared on the coast of Freeport. The guns fired and blasted the Continental Army positions.
Earl Winthrop immediately led his troops to launch a counterattack. With the assistance of naval guns and Huai Ya Corps, he successfully broke through the blockade of the Continental Army and seized the initiative on the battlefield.
The fierce battle lasted for two days and nights. Both the offensive and the defense suffered heavy casualties. Generals of the Continental Army such as George Vassar, Charles Gates, and Benedict Laval were forced to abandon their plans to encircle and destroy the main force of the enemy. , Led the department to withdraw the forging valley.
This time it was Feizhen's turn to chase the Continental Army's and spanking. On December 10, Feizhen's army once again came to Forge Valley.
Both Earl Winthrop and General Clinton wanted to complete their efforts, but the Nidaville Fortress was strong in defense and the dwarves’ artillery fire was fierce. Even if they dispatched a weapon of siege to the city, "The Colossus of Flesh", they would still be unable to bite this hard bone!
The Nidaville fortress could not be attacked for a long time, and the enemy and us were in a stalemate.
On December 8, the temperature dropped sharply and heavy snow fell in Midgard. The deadlock on the battlefield of Forge Valley was finally broken by the cold current from the north.
Feizhen Army and Continental Army, now the biggest enemy is no longer the opponent on the battlefield, but the cold laws of nature.
The weather was getting colder day by day. Feizhen officers and soldiers from the island country did not adapt to the cold winter of Midgard, and many people fell ill.
Earl Winthrop knew how terrible the winter in the northern part of the New World was. It was not suitable to launch a large-scale battle before the beginning of the next year. He had to give up the attack on Nidavalla and ordered General Clinton to lead the Second Division to garrison the Freeport, and he led his troops back to the defensive empty rice. Degas City, recuperate.
In the first year of the New World War of Independence, with the arrival of winter, the Continental Army and the Feizhen Army were like two boxers who fought fiercely and were indivisible. The rest between games was only to accumulate strength. In March of the coming year, snow and ice Melting the warmth of spring, the two sides will re-enter the arena and fight their opponents more powerfully!
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With the advent of winter and the temporary respite, the frontline officers and soldiers finally got a precious opportunity to heal their wounds and recuperate.
At the same time, on another battlefield where gunpowder was invisible, the "pens" of the Continental Congress worked hard to seize the excellent theme of "Baden Victory" to write articles and launch a mission. A vigorous battle of public opinion to boost the morale of the domestic revolutionary masses and win the support of foreign friends!
Immediately after the battle in the Baden Wetlands, the Continental Congress appointed two well-known writers in the New World-Joseph Adams and Alexander Jefferson-to lead a team of reporters to the hot spring town to interview frontline generals and soldiers and take advantage of this victory. Make a fuss.
Judging from the first-hand information collected on the front lines, the vast majority of middle- and lower-level officers and ordinary soldiers believe that the man who led them to win this battle should undoubtedly be the strong and courageous Benedict La. General Val.
As for General Gates, apart from recruiting marsh mercenaries and negotiating surrender, he has no sense of presence on the battlefield.
However, when propagating the "Baden Victory" after the event, all the newsletters and reportage focused on General Gates instead of General Laval who led the charge on the front line, and he did not hesitate to promote Gates with praise. The general had a foresight, and tried to turn the tide, but he had brought him to General Laval, as if he was just a little supporting actor whose light was obscured by the tall image of General Gates, a brave and reckless man.
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