Eagle’s Glory

After absorbing Helos Antonios as his deputy, Edmond Dantès finally felt that his subordinates were well-organized.

He selected some local soldiers who were familiar with Messolonghi and the surrounding environment from the Greeks, and selected some elite soldiers who were agile, courageous and careful from among the volunteers. The total number of these soldiers reached dozens of people.

No more is needed.

If you want to launch a successful attack, you can't make the momentum too big, dozens of people are enough.

And the next step is to do everything possible to ensure the success of the operation - after all, there is only one chance, if it fails, it means that all his hard work will be in vain, and the expectations placed on him by His Majesty, It will also fail.

He absolutely cannot tolerate this result.

After the team was formed successfully, Edmund Dantès begged to see Aigron to report on the results of his actions.

His request was quickly approved, and Aigron received the Count of Monte Cristo in his camp.

"Edmund, how is your mission going?" After seeing him, Aigron went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, this is what I want to report to you." Edmond Dantès replied solemnly, "I have already found all the people I need."

Then, he told the young man exactly how he visited various places to select his subordinates and selected his deputy in the past few days.

After Aigron finished listening, his mood immediately improved.

Not long ago, he encountered setbacks in the attack on the Messolonghi Fortress, and his mood fell to the bottom, but because Chanel was by his side, the anxiety and resentment accumulated in his heart also disappeared.

And the news of Edmond Dantès gave him new hope.

He knows that his victory now depends on Edmund Dantès alone.

"Okay, you can continue to follow your own plan." Aigron nodded with satisfaction, "No matter what you need, I will let people fully cooperate with you."

"Next I need some ships, and then take my men to train at night." Edmond Dantès replied.

"no problem,

I've had it conscripted from our allies who are more than happy to cooperate with us..."

"boom!"

While the two were talking, the roar of cannons suddenly came from not far away.

Aigron was not surprised, he knew that these bombardments were made according to his orders.

In order to confuse the enemy, achieve the suddenness of the attack, and at the same time consume the enemy's will, he ordered his subordinates to continue to attack the fortress.

He didn't speak any more, but made a gesture to signal Edmond Dantès to follow him out of the camp.

The two came to the next platform, and then used their height to observe the military figure not far from their feet.

The roar of the cannons gradually subsided, and as the shelling ended, another group of soldiers in black uniforms jumped up from the front ditch and charged towards the front of the fortress bastion's wall.

Compared with the first attack, the density of soldiers this time is much sparser, and the gap left in the middle is also much larger. This is to disperse the firepower of the defenders, and at the same time to reduce the input of troops.

Amidst the roars, these soldiers rushed through the last open space, and then came to the ditch under the bastion wall. They kept firing towards the high place, and at the same time consciously tried to climb up the low platform from several gaps. City wall, trying to find a breakthrough.

The fierce battle continued on the forward position, and soon became intense. In several gaps, the soldiers who climbed the city wall fought bayonets with the defenders, and blood and death gradually permeated the entire front.

However, under the hail of bullets from the defenders, the efforts of the soldiers ended in failure. Although they were brave enough, they still had to retreat after the situation became unfavorable, and the officers had obtained permission to retreat in advance. , so there is no blocking.

So the battle, which lasted for an hour or two, came to an end, and the sound of artillery fire and roars that once permeated the battle line also gradually disappeared, and gradually everything returned to silence.

Of course, in this ruthless battle, many corpses with different expressions were left behind. The god of death accepted these new sacrifices with a smile, and urged the people who fought and fought to provide him with new tributes as soon as possible.

Many of the soldiers who died in the last attack were still lying in the open space and trenches because the corpses left behind could not be restrained. However, the people who lost their lives in this battle provided new nourishment for the earth. They lay down on the ground, leaving shocking spots on the ground.

Although the weather has turned cold after autumn, if you let it go, I believe that these people will rot in a short time, and the smell of corpses will permeate the entire battlefield...

Egron and Edmund Dantès, standing on the high ground, saw the whole battle in detail.

Although both of them had already anticipated the outcome of this attack, after actually witnessing this scene, both of them couldn't help being speechless for a while.

Edmond Dantès knew that according to His Majesty's will, they must take Messolonghi as soon as possible, and several attacks have proved that they cannot do this in frontal attacks.

So all hope is on him.

"We paid dearly," he hissed.

"This is the price that must be paid to lead to victory." Aigron corrected the other party's statement, "That's what fighting is like-if you want to win, you have to be willing to spend your life. If we can win, then what we lost All costs can be adequately compensated."

That's what Aigron thought, so even though he knew that he would return without success, he still ordered his subordinates to launch an attack without any hesitation or guilt in his heart-because he knew that as a commander, if he If you are merciful and indecisive, more people will die in the end.

Of course, he also knows that there is a limit to all of this.

Humans are sentient beings rather than machines. Once they are motivated by passion, they can perform unimaginable feats, but equally, once discouraged, people will be more cowardly than sheep.

Now that he keeps letting his subordinates attack, he is damaging his morale.

Because of the prestige he had accumulated before, the officers and soldiers under his command are still carrying out his orders without complaint. Even though they know that the hope of winning is slim, they are still charging for him.

But if there is still no hope after a period of time, then the morale will definitely weaken, or even directly slacken——

This is the reason why the Turkish army besieged Messolonghi fortress for a long time before but failed without success.

There is no doubt that under his command, his army has high morale and is much more cohesive than the Turks, but once it enters an endless war of attrition, no matter how high the morale is, the troops will gradually lose their strength. Lose confidence and sink into laxity.

Egron must find a way to win the battle before that day comes—or, as he and his men promised, retreat back to Naphpaktos with his army and suffer the bitter consequences of failure.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Edmond Dantès suddenly covered his face as if he felt ashamed in his heart, as if he was too ashamed to be looked at directly by him again. "If I could have acted faster, we wouldn't have paid such a price!"

Aegron was slightly surprised by his words.

After a while, he understood.

Edmund regarded the death of these soldiers as the result of his own incompetence.

"You don't have to blame yourself." He said calmly, comforting the other party, "You have done a good job, at least meeting the expectations in my heart, if there is any responsibility, the responsibility is on me. I made all the plans , and brought you all here, and I drove them to death, and if there is a judgment in heaven, I will gladly accept it, but before that, I will lead you to victory—we must win.”

"We must win!" Edmond Dantès repeated loudly.

Although Aigron put all the responsibilities on his own shoulders, Edmund silently made up his mind in his heart, if he screwed up everything, let His Majesty return without success, and let so many dead warriors sacrifice their lives in vain, Then he would shoot himself in the head and make up for his mistake with his life.

Follow the young man, travel to Greece as his agent, and then fight with him all the way... In Edmond Dantès' heart, he no longer knows himself as an ignorant sailor, He is the Count of Monte Cristo, a nobleman enshrined by His Majesty, a man who deserves to repay his trust with courage and blood.

It is better to die gladly with honor than to live with shame.

Of course, Aigron didn't know his favorite's state of mind at the moment, but from Edmund's eyes, he had already noticed how firm the other's will was.

That's all he wants to see.

"Don't rush to act, remember that we only have one chance, and we must ensure success. Although there will always be casualties, we can afford these costs at present... I will not force you to start right away, you have enough time." Just because you know the other party How firm his determination was, so instead he was intentionally venting pressure on Edmund.

"boom!"

At this moment, the cannon, which had been silent for a long time, fired again.

In order to carry out the intention of the exhausted enemy, even after the battle, the shelling continued, but because the attack had just suffered a setback, the momentum was obviously weakened.

Amidst the rumble of cannons, Aigron had to increase his volume, "All you recruit are warriors, I am willing to pay the warriors enough, tell them, if the operation is successful, I will give each of them three A reward of ten thousand francs!"

Egron believed in the principle that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, so he offered a huge reward—now the citizens of France only earn a few hundred francs a year, and a soldier’s annual salary is much lower. Thirty thousand francs is a huge sum of money that is enough to provide them with food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

However, Aigron quickly realized that such an operation was extremely dangerous. Even if it succeeded, most of the death squads would probably not be able to live to receive the bounty from him.

So after a pause, Aigron added, "In addition, you can tell them that they can designate a beneficiary, whether it is a family member or a lover, no matter what country they are from. Once they succeed, even if they have lost At the cost of my life, I will definitely hand over the bounty to those designated beneficiaries, I swear to God!"

Seeing such a generous promise from the young man, Edmund Dantès also nodded inwardly.

The Greeks he chose already had the blessing of national hatred and family hatred. If the temptation of money is added at this time, they will definitely give up their lives even more.

The sacrifice spirit of the warriors is admirable, but just because they sacrificed voluntarily, they should not forget the rewards they deserve.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I will definitely convey your words to them." He immediately held his head high and assured the young man, "I believe this will definitely make them serve you more bravely."

"That's all I can do, and I can only leave everything else to you." Egron patted Edmund Dantès on the shoulder, "Edmond, the reward I offered is not It's not just for your subordinates, as the leader of the action, you should also get that share-I promise you, if you live up to the expectations of the whole army and win the victory for me, then I will let you You become the Marquis of Monte Cristo..."

"No, Your Majesty!" Edmund Dantès shook his head without thinking, and rejected Aigron's proposal, "I don't need your reward."

"Why?" Aegron was a little puzzled by his reaction.

"You have given me enough." Edmond Dantès stared at the young man in front of him, and then said with emotion, "You gave me a life and let me leave Chateau d'If; you gave me I have a knighthood, let me have a title that is enough to boast; and most importantly, you gave me the dignity of being a human being again, let me know that I am a person who is qualified to decide my own destiny, not a person who is at the mercy of others Clown... Except for my adoptive father, Father Faria, you are the only one who believes that I will become a great weapon. You trust me and entrust me with important tasks. For me, this is not so much as sending me, but rather It is to let me find my place in the world. For me, the moment you made me the Count of Monte Cristo, you have already owed me an incomparable kindness. I am just repaying this debt. Please Don't give me new grace before I pay off!"

Aigron was a little moved by Edmund Dantès' words full of sincerity, and deep down in his heart he was even a little ashamed.

He knew that he didn't deserve the other party's tears of gratitude—because he didn't blindly grant such trust and grace without knowing anything about Edmund Dantès.

But, how can everything be explained to him clearly?

Since he wants to, so be it.

After a while, he regained his energy.

"Okay, but I hope this is the last time you refuse my grace. Remember, even modestly refusing a favor is disrespectful to me." So he nodded and ended the conversation between the two, "Take care of yourself , Edmund, we still have too many turbulent waves in the future that we need to overcome together.”

"I will, Your Majesty."