After returning to the camp, Green could only smile bitterly as he looked at the embarrassed American soldiers in front of him.
Originally, because the weapons and equipment of the American army in the south could not be replenished with the blockade of the coastline by the British Navy, it was impossible to reach a single gun per man.
With the beginning of guerrilla warfare, the equipment of the American troops in the south was somewhat supplemented by the results of the attack on the British supply depots.
Last night, Green planned the civilian army to attack the British army's supply depot, and it was precisely because he learned that the supply depot contained a batch of weapons and equipment urgently needed by the American army, so Green sent the 3,000 people who were currently taking it.
Each of these 3,000 American soldiers had a weapon, which was also Green's biggest support, but after the war, statistics showed that more than 1,500 of the 3,000 people returned, and nearly half of the American soldiers did not flee back.
This made Green, who was already worried about the arrival of the Prussian army, even more worried, looking at the American army in front of him, which could be described as a remnant of the defeated army, Green was speechless.
Old Melun on the side looked at Griner's face like pig liver and said heartlessly: "I say, little Green, don't worry, it's just the beginning, as long as we are careful, those Prussians will not pose much of a threat to us," said old Melun, who took the flask from his waist and took a big gulp.
"I said Old Melun, don't always be so indifferent, last night's losses are already broken, you must know that our southern American army has a total of more than 8,000 people and 5,000 weapons, and last night they lost a third of them at once, do you say I can not feel distressed, how will the next battle be fought" Green looked at Old Melen and said dissatisfied What's the use of worrying, all you have to do now is study these Prussians who have suddenly appeared, and I think I'll be of some help to you," said Old Melun, touching the wine stains on his beard "Well, well, I hope you'll be of help, or you won't get any wine this month," Green said helplessly after listening to Old Melun's words On the other side, Count Bruneke became excited when he learned of the existence of Greene, a southern American army, from American prisoners of war.
Although Brüneke only had 4,000 men at his disposal, he didn't think that the guy who claimed to be the commander of the American army in the south would pose much of a threat to him with those stragglers, but the tactics of the American guerrilla warfare really made Brüneke jealous, and he had to think of a good way to wipe out these American troops.
After this, Brüneke proposed to Clinton that the Prussian army should not take over the British supply depot for the time being, because the Prussians had discovered the main force of the American army in the south and captured 500 American soldiers.
But who knows, a week later, Bruneke was surprised by Clinton's letter, and Clinton agreed in principle to the Prussian proposal that he would order Cornwallis to provide some cooperation in the Prussian operation.
But what surprised Bruneke was this: Clinton ordered the Prussians to hang all the American prisoners of war, and then cut off their heads and transport them to New York, where Clinton was to build a tower to deter the rebels.
Although the Count of Bruneck, with his humanitarianism and Junker aristocracy, was unwilling to do what Clinton said, he also knew that from the time the Prussian soldiers landed on the land, everyone but the British army could be said to be the enemy of Prussia, and he had no choice.
But Brunecke wanted to go on to execute the POWs to lure out Green's American forces in the South, so he had to devise a plan to sweep away the rebels in the South.
After agreeing with the officers in the army, Brünecke ordered notices to be posted in all the nearby villages, claiming that in five days 500 captured American soldiers would be executed in Savannah, and that all the colonists would take this as a warning not to challenge the dignity of Prussia and its ally Britain.
In order to better carry out the plan and achieve the goal of luring the American troops in the south to take the bait, Brüneke proposed to Cornwallis to execute a group of captured American spies and some relatives at the same time five days later, which was welcomed by Cornwallis.
Of course, Cornwallis would not be the kind of person who was dedicated to his country, and the main reason why he agreed was that Brunek promised him that after the battle, he would report to his superiors about the first merit of the war.
Savannah, the capital of Georgia, in late October Today, Savannah is full of gongs and drums, and in the square at the entrance of the town's most town hall, 500 American prisoners of war and 300 people associated with the American military who were previously locked up in prison are kneeling on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.
Bruneke and Cornwallis stood on the steps of the town hall with their respective subordinates, and Cornwallis turned his head slightly sideways and asked Brüneke next to him: "Count Bruneke, are you sure which rebels will come to the rescue today?"
"Your Excellency Cornwallis, there are eight hundred rebels here, and even if those people don't come to rescue these people, the execution of these rebels is to those who oppose the British Empire Brunecke said calmly with a smile "Lord Brüneke, let's hope those damned rebels will run into our guns today," Cornwallis laughed at Bruneke's words "It will be as you wish, Lord Cornwallis, and may you not forget that we are credited," said Bruneke humbly "Where, if I can do a miracle this time, I will certainly tell His Majesty George III about the great exploits of Prussia," Cornwallis laughed more and more happily at the onslaught of Brüneck's sycophants.
Laugh, you hurry up and laugh, there will be a time for you to cry, Bruneke looked at Cornwallis and said silently in his heart.
In fact, at this moment, Green has taken all the people and is already lurking in the suburbs of Savannah.
A few days earlier, Green had been stunned when he learned that Prussia was about to execute their prisoners of war, as there had never been such a large-scale execution of prisoners of war in North America.
But the well-informed old Melun was not surprised, not only that, but seeing Green's stunned stupid look, the elder Melun also laughed.
Green, who was originally stunned, reacted after hearing Old Melun's laughter, and he ignored the erosion of the smell of chemical weapons on Old Melun's body, grabbed Old Morun's collar and shouted: "What time is it, you're still in the mood to laugh, our people are about to be executed, you know, those people are our most precious supporters, what else will you do but laugh" But what Green didn't expect was that Old Melun, who had always seemed to be crazy, actually raised his hands and grabbed Green's hand after listening to Green's words, and a beautiful iron bridge threw Green out.
"Boy, when I was born and died on the battlefield, you were still yelling in front of me in your mother's arms, do you have that qualification" After speaking, Old Melun patted the place where Green had been dragging with disdain.
Green's face was flushed with the stimulation of Old Melun's words, and he couldn't believe that everything just now was really done by the obscene old man in front of him.
Looking at Green's suspicious eyes, Old Melun touched his nose unnaturally and said: "It's been a long time since I've done anything with anyone, and now I'm rusty, it seems that people still have to exercise regularly" said Old Melun beckoned to Green again, and motioned for Green to follow him to the military tent.
Green reluctantly got up and followed Old Melun into the military tent.
Old Melun stood at the edge of the table in the tent, and he stared at the map on the table, and said: "Green, come and see, this is Savannah, our location is here, and the distance in a straight line is enough for us to walk for two days.
So when we get to Savannah, we only have one day to prepare, so we have to be ready to go right away."
"Are you sure we're going to Savannah, Old Morlen, haven't you always avoided head-to-head combat," Green wondered "Of course we have to go, if we don't go, it will not only be a blow to our military morale, but also will make the people who originally supported us frightened by Prussia, so that they dare not support us anymore, so for the victory of the war and the people's own own, we must go" Old Melun's eyes emitted a ray of Grimm's déjà vu, when Green accepted the arrangement of the Continental Congress to partner with Melun, it was precisely because he had inadvertently seen the light in Melun's eyes as it is now.
"Of course, we must realize that the current Savannah must be a wolf's den, and the enemy will definitely concentrate a large number of men and horses near Savannah, waiting for us to throw themselves into the net, so we must hurry" Saying this, Old Moren looked at Green, and Green's original mind that he didn't know where to drifted came back.
"You immediately order the soldiers in our vicinity to assemble with us, and at the same time order the heralds to apply for assistance from the Continental Congress, and call on all the nearby guerrillas to immediately rush to the vicinity of Savannah and lurk, this time either don't play, or play if you want," said Old Morlun loudly with a large hand on the map Looking at the ambitious old Melun in front of him, Green felt as if his blood was boiling, and he answered loudly and walked out of the tent.
It's just that Green, who walked away, didn't hear the muttering of old Melun, who was still in place: "Finally the battle is going to be fought again, Prussians, I have been waiting for you for a long time, I thought that I would not have a chance to meet you again, God forbid, finally let me wait for the opportunity to avenge my brothers" Support, comrades, what other historical novels to recommend next week, Khan.
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