"General, let's retreat!
At present, the food in the fortress can't last long, and if it continues like this, even if the Continental Army can't break through the fortress, I'm afraid our soldiers will starve to death!
” A British captain stood up and said to Monroe, and just as the captain had finished speaking, several officers echoed him.
"No, Captain Charles, you're just nonsense!
Your Excellency, General, you must not listen to Charles, how can it be so simple for us to retreat, not to mention the strict orders of His Excellency the Governor, even if our army retreats, will the Continental Army not pursue?
When the time comes, we will lose the shelter of the fortress, and in the field, although the combat effectiveness of our British army can be called strong, but the strength of the Continental Army is more, and the principle of ants biting elephants is applicable everywhere!
” Immediately an officer stepped forward to refute the opinion of the captain, named Charles.
At this moment, Monroe is actually in a dilemma.
It is already impossible to retake Dayton, and guarding the fortress?
If there are no reinforcements, it is not a long-term solution at all, after all, the amount of grain and grass stored in the fort is here, and if you retreat, I have to say that on the plain, in the face of tonight's Continental Army, even Monroe has always been proud of the combat effectiveness of the British army is very tricky.
Seeing that Monroe did not express his position, the British officers in the military tent immediately divided into two factions and began to refute each other's opinions, and the noisy and noisy environment made Monroe even more annoyed.
"Smack!"
Monroe slapped the desk in front of him fiercely, then stood up with an angry face and shouted: "What are you arguing about, I'm the commander, it's up to me to decide what to do next, what are you arguing about here!"
After the roar.
Monroe immediately said to the herald beside him: "Immediately report to the Governor, and inform the Governor of the actual situation here, if we do not get reinforcements within four days, then for the sake of the Kingdom of Great Britain, we can only abandon the fortress and withdraw!"
After all that is said.
Monroe stared at the British general in the tent viciously and said: "I don't care what your opinion is, anyway, you have to give me four days to hold on, and if you don't get reinforcements after four days, then we will retreat!"
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Standing on top of a well-preserved wall in Dayton, Washington looked through his binoculars at the situation of the British fort not far away, and watched.
A solemn look appeared on Washington's face.
"Nikolai, we underestimated the determination of the British!
You see, these two fortresses, both from the outside and from the inside, can be called strong, and it may not be so easy to take these two fortresses!
” Hear Washington's words.
Nikolai said with some disapproval: "Your Excellency Marshal, Dayton has been captured by us, what can these two fortresses be, if you want me to say that directly let the army launch a fierce attack, two days is enough time to take these two fortresses!"
After Nikolai's words were finished, Washington's face was a little depressed and he smiled: "Nikolai, you.
Courage is brave, but he is not a qualified commander at all!
War is not child's play, and it is not something that can be taken lightly!
” Hearing Washington's words, Nikolai said with some disapproval: "Isn't this with you, you are the commander of the army, and I can be your pawn, I believe that following your Excellency the marshal, our army will only win victory!"
Although Nikolai's sycophancy is a little superficial, it has to be said that Nikolai's flattery still made Washington's somewhat depressed mood a lot better.
Just when the two men were standing on the walls of Dayton and were quite pointing, an officer hurried to Washington's side and said: "Your Excellency, Marshal.
We have obtained important information from the British army, according to the confession of a British prisoner of war, the logistics of the two forts are transported by Dayton, and there is no large amount of material storage in the two forts!
” Hearing this, Washington's heart moved.
Then he said: "Where's that prisoner of war?
Take me there!
” With that, Washington impatiently asked the officer to take him to the location of the prisoner of war.
In the prisoner of war camp of the Continental Army in Dayton, Washington met this British prisoner of war, the status of this prisoner of war is not low, looking at the indications on his military uniform, he is a British major.
The Continental Army is not a good man and a woman, and the conditions are limited, so although the identity of this prisoner of war is relatively special, the place where he is held can also be called dirty, messy, and poor.
"I protest, I am a major in the army of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and you cannot hold me in such a place!
I need treatment that matches my status!
” Before entering the tent, Washington heard the protest of the British officer in the tent, and when Washington entered the tent, it was clear that the officer recognized Washington, and then the protest became louder.
It has to be said that before Britain or the major European powers, the captured enemy prisoners of war were also divided according to the convention.
Officers and soldiers, nobles and commoners, could not be imprisoned together, and secondly, for noble officers, even after they became captives, their daily treatment was much better than that of the captives, and even better than the soldiers who guarded them.
This kind of thing, which seems somewhat incomprehensible to the Eastern countries, is precisely the practice that has been in vogue on the European continent for a hundred years.
"Presumptuous, stop your clamour, this is the marshal of our Continental Army, Your Excellency Washington!
Say what you just said again!
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” A Continental Army officer opened his mouth and scolded, but who knew that the British officer actually snorted coldly after being reprimanded, and then turned his head to the side, without looking at him, which made the Continental Army officer embarrassed to death.
And just when the Continental Army officer felt insulted and was about to use the whip in his hand to teach the whole British prisoner of war with a bad attitude, Washington grabbed the Continental Army officer's hand and shook his head.
Then, with a smile on his face, Washington said to the captured British officer: "Exactly sorry, because Dayton has just been conquered.
It's not on the right track yet, and you're wronged, but don't worry, we'll arrange for you to match your status in no time.
Our Continental Army can still do it!
” Washington's kind words had an effect, and at least after hearing Washington's words, the look on the British officer's face loosened a little, and then he turned to Washington and said: "You are Washington, I know you, the colonel who once fought for the glorious kingdom of Great Britain actually succumbed to the thief, this is a shame for the glorious British Army!
Your family has been loyal to the great British royal family for generations.
But how come your generation is all rebellious, and you are not afraid of being frustrated in the future!
” Even Washington, who has always been good-tempered, felt anger rising in his heart after hearing the words of this British officer.
Hitting people does not slap people in the face, scolding people does not expose shortcomings, but now the words of this British officer are "chiluo" naked slap in the face, how can this make the Washington Department angry.
But Washington is not a mortal man, and he can become the supreme commander of the Continental Army.
Washington, naturally, has its own unique personality.
I only saw Washington laughing: "The British crown has deprived the people who belong to the colonies of their rights, and for the sake of freedom and democracy, we naturally have to take up arms!
Well, if you don't confess again, I can't guarantee that you will be given the treatment that matches your status, and you don't want me to put you with those black slaves!
” Hearing Washington's words, the British officer's face was red and white.
Then he said a little dejectedly: "I am the logistics officer in Dayton City, and the materials in the fortress are all supplied by Dayton, according to the current situation, there are not many grain and grass materials in the fortress, this is what I know!"
"How much is not much?"
"No comment!"
Washington hit a soft nail, but he didn't care.
After getting out of the tent, Washington said to Nikolai beside him: "Pull the major out and put it with our black soldiers, and tell them to go down and let those black people take good care of our major, understand?"
As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Washington's eyes, and Nikolai naturally understood Washington's instructions.
For a proud person.
The easiest way to break the arrogance in his heart is to let those who he once regarded as ants spend time with him day and night, and let these former ants become the ones above him, so that the pride is naturally gone.
After learning that the British army did not have much food and grass in the fort, the original operation to attack the fort was also stopped. ....................................
"Why hasn't it been good yet.
Faster!
” Standing on the Peter the Great during the Baltic Fleet, Alexander said to Ushakov on the side with an anxious face.
At this moment, the crowd on the dock of St.
Petersburg is busy like ants, these crowds are the nobles and their families who want to escape from St.
Petersburg, and as for the civilians of St.
Petersburg, it is impossible for them to even step into the dock area.
Because Alexander had already given the order to requisition all the ships on the docks of St.
Petersburg, and these ships would be used to carry the property of the nobles of St.
Petersburg, and at the same time, the dock area was already under martial law, and it was not even possible to enter the dock area without the family coat and ring that the nobles had passed down from generation to generation.
Hearing Alexander's words, Ushakov said with a somewhat embarrassed face: "Your Majesty, there are too many nobles, and they all carry a lot of belongings with their families, so it naturally takes a long time to carry these things!"
After Ushakov finished speaking, Alexander snorted coldly, knowing that the time had passed five hours since the time he had discussed with Penning, far beyond the original limit of three hours.
After all, after the fighting spirit of the St.
Petersburg nobles Alexander was ready to flee, they naturally rushed to the dock area in the hope of leaving with Alexander, and for these nobles, even if Alexander wanted to leave them behind, Alexander also knew that if he really did this, then the Romanov family would really be finished.
After all, a dynasty that has lost the hearts and minds of the people wants to make a comeback, and it is impossible no matter what.
"In addition, Your Majesty, whether it is our warships or those ships that have been requisitioned, they have reached a critical point.
If it weren't a little more restrictive, I'm afraid the ship wouldn't be able to bear such a large weight and wouldn't be able to operate!
” Ushakov thought for a while and then said in Alexander's ear, hearing Ushakov's words, Alexander's face sank.
Looking at the apocalyptic scene on the dock, everyone crowded towards the ship like ants.
It can only be accommodated if you don't care about the ship at all, and some of the larger things occupy a large space inside the ship.
And not long after Ushakov's words were finished, the ships that were still docked at the pier were waved flags that the ships were full and overloaded.
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"Your Majesty, slogans have been put up on all boats, and the boats are already full or even overloaded, if this continues.
Then no one can leave!
” Ushakov said to Alexander with a solemn face.
To be honest, Ushakov did not want to leave St.
Petersburg, after all, he lived in the city, and his family was rooted in the city.
But loyalty to the Romanov dynasty led Ushakov to accept Alexander's orders.
As a veteran who had experienced the most glorious period of the Russian Empire, looking at the apocalyptic scene in front of him, Ushakov's heart couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Command.
Fleet and all ships, pull anchor and set sail for Copenhagen now!
” Alexander gave this order with a cold face, and then, as if Alexander could not bear to look at the scene in front of him, turned and walked to the cabin.
The flag was immediately raised on the Peter the Great, and after seeing the flagship, the Baltic Fleet and the ships that had been requisitioned began to put away their sampans, pull anchor and set sail, regardless of the crowd crowded on the dock waiting to board.
"Wait.
My son hasn't been on board yet!
” "Why smoke the sampan, don't go, we haven't gotten on the boat yet!"
The boats and docks were full of disgruntled crowds, some of whom had not yet boarded the boat and whose belongings had not yet been brought aboard.
But when they protested against the captain of the ship, they were all held to the chest with guns by the sailors on board.
"It is His Majesty's order to open the boat, everyone obeys it unconditionally, and if you call it again, you will be thrown down!"
In the face of power, people bowed their heads, but wails began to sound in the crowd.
And just when the people on the dock began to feel hopeless.
Suddenly, they saw two transport ships docked at the corner of the pier.
"Everyone, get over there, there's still a boat there!"
The people who saw it immediately pulled out their legs and ran towards the corner of the pier.
But alas, unlike before, these two ships were not designed to carry them.
The two ships docked at the corner of the dock were the ones Alexander left on the dock to carry the guards on duty, if not for them.
I'm afraid that these guards have long since scattered and fled, and where is it possible to maintain order.
"These two ships belong to the army, please stop immediately, please stop immediately, otherwise military law will be enforced!"
Several officers stood behind a cordon of soldiers and shouted to the rushing crowd, but apparently they ignored the officers' cries.
After all, when people see a path of hope, even in the face of bullets, people will do their best for that glimmer of possible vitality.
"Shoot!"
Finally, when the crowd on the dock was about to break through the blockade, and seeing that the soldiers were already somewhat unable to resist, a Guards officer with the rank of colonel on his shoulder immediately gave the order to shoot.
You know, there are still some of their soldiers who have not boarded the ship, and if they are blocked by these crowds at this time, then those soldiers will probably never want to board the ship, and it is under these circumstances that the Guards officer gave the order to open fire.
And just after the officer's order was given, although the hands of the guards soldiers trembled, they still carried out the officer's order and pulled the trigger on their hands.
"Bang ..............."
Bean-stealing explosions began to sound on the docks, and the crowd that rushed to the front was shot and fell, and the crowd was stunned after the soldiers opened fire, and then when they saw a large number of people around them being shot and falling, the crowd began to scatter and flee.
"What are you stunned about, get on the boat, do you want to go!"
After seeing the shot, several soldiers were visibly stunned, and a Guards officer shouted and cursed, and then dragged the soldiers towards the boat.
At midnight in 1794, Brankoff led the rebels into St.
Petersburg without bloodshed.
The remnants of the former aristocratic ministers of St.
Petersburg stood at the gates of St.
Petersburg to welcome Brankoff.
However, Brankoff did not pay much attention to these gate nobles, and he directly led the army into St.
Petersburg, after all, the army blocked the entire St.
Petersburg at the first time.
"Immediately organize the army to impose martial law on St.
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Petersburg, arrange patrols, and take all those who have strange whereabouts during this period, take advantage of the chaos to burn, kill, humiliate and plunder, regardless of their status!
In addition, according to the army, protect the important buildings in St.
Petersburg, especially the Winter Palace!
No one is allowed to touch anything without my permission!
” After entering the Winter Palace, Brankoff gave his first order after entering St.
Petersburg.
Surrounded by a group of rebel generals, Brankoff arrived at the main hall of the Winter Palace.
Looking at the majestic and gorgeous hall in front of him, Blankov's heart was complicated, thinking that he had been received by Catherine II countless times in this hall, and at that time he looked extremely humble in front of the Romanov dynasty.
But now, he has become the owner of this building that was once inexplicably feared by him!