Chapter 2778: Dejected

No matter how much Qiao An hates this cult group, he has to be fair. In the previous wars that broke out in the New World, including the mineral vein war in 1622, as well as the war of independence that had been fought for a whole year, the "conquest of the cult" kept standing. On the colony side, in all fairness, he made a great contribution to resisting the Fijian invading army.
The mutiny of the Hook Corps is a weather vane.
Does this mean that the Order of Conquest has changed its consistent position, given up supporting the Continental Army, and instead cooperated with Earl Winthrop, and will soon become an accomplice in the suppression of the colonial independence and liberation movement?
This thought made Qiao An deeply worried, and hurriedly sent letters to his well-informed friends, such as Mr. Franklin, Mrs. Josephine, and His Majesty Roland, the emperor of the Far East. view.
Soon after a lapse of time, Qiao An received letters from everyone in succession, combining all the new clues and new intelligence that everyone revealed in the letter, as well as the analysis they made from various perspectives, Qiao An regretfully discovered that he might be unfortunate. bingo.
One of the most valuable clues comes from His Majesty the Emperor.
Roland did not know what channel he used to obtain the information. Before the fall of Prince Port, Earl Winthrop sent his eldest son Bannister to serve as a special envoy, and was accompanied by John Andre and Patrick Ferguson in disguise. In House Town, meet Hooker secretly and urge him to take refuge in Feizhen.
General Hook was not angry with Charles Gates for his exclusion and suppression, and at the same time realized that even if he led his troops into the war, it was very likely that he would not be able to change the outcome of the fall of Prince Port.
He lost his army and lost his generals, and worked for his old rival Gates. In the end, he couldn't keep the land that he had worked so hard for half his life in Prince Port. What is it?
Rather than this, it is better to accept the olive branch thrown by Earl Winthrop, lead a defection, and at least save his troops and territory.
After making up his mind, General Hooker took Bannister Winthrop and his party to the "Growing Head Forest" and met Dolan Teresis, the "Wood Destroyer", and persuaded the Pope to give up his support. Destined to be a Continental Army that cannot be a climate, it turns to cooperate with Fei Zhenren.
The "Wood Destroyer" listened to Hooker's opinion, and had a face-to-face meeting with Little Winthrop and others, and then readily agreed to change their position.
Anyway, the "conquest of the Order" only cares about conquering the New World. As for achieving this goal as a "revolutionary" or "royalist", it does not matter to this mysterious pope.
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General Hook led his troops to the enemy. This shocking news reached the Port of Princesa, which sounded the death knell for the Continental Army Southern Corps.
On May 10th, desperate Charles Gates convened a meeting of all officers above the school level to discuss the next steps of the Southern Corps.
Continue to be trapped in the lonely city and die equally.
Take the initiative to attack and let go, facing the Winthrop Corps and the cavalry division led by the traitor Hook, it is like suicide.
In addition, there is only one way to surrender.
The meeting ended in a frustrating atmosphere. Most military officers believed that surrender was the only option at the moment, which could at least save the lives of the residents of Prince Port and more than 20,000 officers and soldiers.
Charles Gates was forced to accept the reality, but still could not let go of the face of the "Badden Victory Hero". He sent a special envoy to make conditions to the Earl of Winthrop, hoping to preserve the dignity of the soldiers when he surrendered and allow his troops to hold the battle flag , Beat the drums and walk out of Prince Port.
However, Earl Winthrop did not allow Gates to keep even this last trace of face. He rejected his offer on the spot, and coldly and arrogantly declared to the envoy:
"The only option for the rebels is to surrender unconditionally."
The envoy returned to Prince Port and faithfully conveyed the tough attitude of Earl Winthrop to General Gates.
After hearing this, Gates couldn't help turning into anger, and immediately sent a fiercely worded, gunpowder-like letter to Earl Winthrop, berating the other party for not talking about gentlemanly, and all the officers and soldiers under his command, "I would rather fight until the last drop of blood is drained." I must never accept such humiliation"!
General Gates has reason to be indignant.
Last fall in the Baden Wetlands, when General Johnny Burgoin, who was heavily surrounded by the Continental Army, was trapped in the mud, and had no ammunition and food, offered to surrender, Gates not only tolerantly agreed to all Burgoin’s surrender. Conditions, also held a banquet in the headquarters, warmly entertained General Berghoin, and offered to toast the health of King George III of Fijian, showing impeccable gentlemanship.
Today, I have had bad luck and have been forced to surrender to Feizhen. Shouldn't I enjoy the same courtesy as when General Bergoin surrendered?
Earl Winthrop was born in the aristocracy, how could he not understand the principles of courtesy, but refused to accept Gates’s terms of surrender, which is tantamount to publicly declaring that Gates is not worthy of his courtesy. This pair loves face and dignity the most in their lives. For Gates, who sees above all else, such humiliation is more uncomfortable than killing him.
Unfortunately, losers on the battlefield are not qualified to talk about dignity.
Whether you can keep the last trace of face depends on the face of your opponent, and you can't help but decide on your own.
This kind of dignity gained from the charity of the victor is nothing but a fig leaf.
Earl Winthrop did not even give such a small "figure leaf". He received a letter from General Gates with an aura of anger, smiled contemptuously, and said to the staff in the headquarters: "The rebels are trying to resist. Then give them a little more color and see."
On May 11, the Earl of Winthrop once again ordered the naval fleet to bombard the wharf area, and the Jaw Alliance took turns to attack the downtown area of ​​Prince Port.
Queen Huaia, who came from the north not long ago, also received an order from the Governor to personally control the "colossus of flesh and blood" to cover the frontal siege of the hill giant mercenary group.
The last straw that broke the camel came from the son of the governor.
Lord Bannister Winthrop personally went into battle, riding a celestial lion flying over Prince Port, holding the legendary meteor sword, and summoning the "mythical meteor burst."
Eleven meteors trailing a fiery red trail crossed the sky under the horrified gaze of countless people on both sides of the enemy and us. Accompanied by a loud bang like the sky and the earth, they hit the headquarters building of General Gates one after another, completely destroying the building in a blink of an eye. , Turned into a pile of rubble rising from black smoke.
Fortunately in the misfortune, General Gates was aware of the abnormal changes in the sky in time, and before the meteor fell, he hurriedly fled the building with his staff and guards and transferred to the church in the city as a temporary headquarters.
The battle lasted until dusk, and the city defense facilities of Prince Port had been destroyed by enemy naval guns, aerial bombs and flesh and blood colossus. It was only a matter of time before they fell. The latest chapter address of Master Qiao An: https://EbookFREE.me/book/102085.htmlThe reading address of Master Qiao’s article: https://EbookFREE.me/read/102085/Master Qiao An txt download address: https://EbookFREE.me/down/102085.htmlMaster Qiao An’s mobile phone reading: https://m.EbookFREE.me/read/102085/For the convenience of reading next time, you can click \"Favorites\" below to record this (Chapter 2778 Face Lost) reading record, and you can see it next time you open the bookshelf! If you like "Master Qiao An", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.), thank you your support! ! (EbookFREE.me)