Eagle’s Glory

"I will, Your Majesty."

Edmund Dantès generously made a promise to the young man.

He really wanted to do everything possible to save his life—however, his purpose was not to covet future rewards, but to continue to accomplish great things with the young man, so that his life, which had fallen to the bottom of the valley for a while, could achieve a brilliant and splendid result.

The reason why Aigron said what he said just now was not to perform any political performances and win over the other party. He sincerely hoped that the Count of Monte Cristo could continue to follow him and move towards his destined legendary ending.

Although he had saved Edmond Dantès' life, deep down in his heart, he had sincere respect for this courageous and resourceful protagonist of the novel.

Although the two are in a master-slave relationship, during this period of interaction, they have developed some close friendships with each other—and Aigron, who has lacked interpersonal communication since childhood, has almost never had real friends.

So from a personal point of view, Aigron doesn't want to lose this friend easily.

After the two took care of each other, Edmund Dantès left with great determination. Next, he will convey His Majesty's instructions to everyone in his team, letting them know that they can learn from His Majesty. How many gifts are there.

After sending the Count of Monte Cristo away, Aigron did not stay idle, and he came to the camp where his advisor, Major Hench, and others lived.

At this time, the major was also standing with his colleagues, as if they were discussing something. When they saw Aigron walking in, they immediately stopped talking and saluted the young man together.

Eggron returned the salute silently while looking at these people.

It seems that these Austrian officers are not in good condition, especially the major himself. Judging from the heavy eye circles on his face, his recent sleep quality should be very poor.

"Major, you don't seem to be sleeping well?" he asked Major Henchy.

"Rather, I am a little surprised that you look so calm and composed, Your Highness." Major Hench replied with a wry smile. Commander, you are still so calm, I am relieved."

Like other officers, Major Hench was also troubled by the Messolonghi Fortress, especially after several attacks had failed.

When Aegron decided to attack Mesolonghi at the beginning,

Although he hesitated in his heart, seeing the young man's insistence, he did not speak out against it, and now that the whole army suffered setbacks in the city, he was already a little shaken in his heart.

However, he also knows that the more difficult the situation is, the more he must not show any wavering, otherwise the morale of the army will definitely be shaken, so seeing that Aigron is still so confident, he is relieved.

"Whether I am happy or depressed, the facts that have happened will not change, and worrying is meaningless, so I will not worry about it at all." Egron replied calmly, "The important thing is how to change the status quo."

As Aigron's confidant, Major Hench certainly knew of Aigron's plan, so he sent an inquiry. "So, how is the Count of Monte Cristo going?"

"The progress is quite good." Aigron replied, "He just told me that he has found his deputy, and the actual combat exercise will be carried out next."

"Great!" After hearing this answer, the major also breathed a sigh of relief. "I hope he acts as soon as possible, whether it is success or failure, at least we should get a result earlier."

In the Major's view, it would be best if all went well, but if a setback at Messolonghi had to come back without success, that would be a terrible but not a disastrous outcome.

The worst result would be to procrastinate, spending troops and morale in vain all the time, and finally consuming all the capital I had accumulated so hard.

"I know, but the more this is the case, the less you can be in a hurry." Aigron shook his head, "But I still decided to give him a little more time. In any case, we must first ensure the success rate of the operation. During this period of time, frontal attacks and The shelling cannot stop, we must win no matter what!"

He has always been a gambler, and he dares to bet on other people's lives and even his own life, but he is not a madman with red eyes. He is only willing to show his cards when he is sure that he has a certain winning rate-if it is not the time , then we can only continue to wait.

"Well, your idea is also correct." Under his insistence, Major Hench also nodded in agreement, and then he changed the topic, "But in this case, I have a proposal."

"What proposal?" Aigron asked.

"You send envoys to Messolonghi to discuss with the commanders of the defenders about a temporary ceasefire on a certain day in order to reduce the number of dead in the battle line." The major finished in one breath.

Aigron looked at the major, and suddenly understood the other party's intentions.

On the one hand, if the dead are not restrained, it will not only hurt the morale of the soldiers in the army, but also increase the risk of the plague outbreak, so it really needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

On the other hand, during the period of truce and convergence, there is no need to insist on attacking, which can reduce the casualties of the army, and can also temporarily show weakness to paralyze the will of the defenders.

This is excellent advice in every way.

"That's a good idea." Aigron nodded, but immediately questioned, "However, how to choose the messenger? I'm not sure whether they will accept our conditions."

"I can't guarantee that they will accept it, but it's worth a try." The major replied, "First of all, I think they don't want to suffer from the plague, and secondly...you have a surname that is famous all over the world, even if you are your enemy , the other side will also listen to your words."

Having said this, he smiled again, "As for the candidates for the envoys, they should be the captives we captured during our march. They haven't had time to be sent to the Peloponnese...you can Pick two or three of them as emissaries, and bring your letter into the fort."

Then, he added, "I have interrogated these captives in secret, and they are quite satisfied with how they have been treated after being captured, and they have heard that you have released captives in previous battles and never killed them." Or have abused captives, so I have a good impression of you, at least I admire you for insisting on morality."

"Really?" Aegron was a little surprised for a moment.

He didn't expect that he would still be considered "upholding morality".

But he soon figured out why.

Since the outbreak of the War of Independence in Greece, the rebel army and the Turkish army that came to suppress it have been fighting for years, and they have already had a deep hatred between each other. While the two sides are fighting, their swords will inevitably fall on ordinary civilians.

There are countless incidents of Turkish soldiers killing and setting fire in Greece, and forcibly selling the locals as slaves; and the rebel army has also massacred the msl group many times.

This bloody massacre is not so much a struggle for independence and liberation as it has become a mass vendetta, and the hatred has accumulated deeper and deeper with massacres one after another, almost to the point where there are no communism. Dai Tian's point.

But in this situation where both sides were red-eyed, Egron, who joined the battlefield, had no ethnic hatred, so he was restrained instead.

He only kills and injures the enemy army during the battle, and after capturing the captives, he does not abuse them too much. He has even released captives on the battlefield, and he hardly uses force against civilians. It's just a breath of fresh air.

Of course, he also had his own considerations for doing this, not out of any kindness. In order not to get his hands dirty, he once planned to hand over all the captives to the Greeks—and Teresa, who stayed in Methone, went out. Out of compassion, he just handed over all the generals and kept most of the soldiers as captives to serve hard labor.

No matter what the reason is, so far, although he has been fighting with the Turkish army for a long time, he has a good reputation with the other side.

In the end, it's not that he has done so great and upright, but that when everyone's lower limit has been lowered, he who still maintains the basic lower limit is enough to be respected.

From this point of view, his words are indeed likely to be listened to by the other party.

"Okay, let's do this!" So Aigron nodded and agreed to the major's proposal.

After Eggron gave his order, his will was quickly carried out.

Soon, on the second day, several soldiers escorted the two selected prisoners out of the trench, and then walked carefully towards the wall of the bastion.

They held a huge white flag in their hands, indicating their status as military envoys.

As they approached the ditch in front of the bastion, sporadic shots were fired from the ramparts, but the shots died down quickly, apparently as the officers stopped the soldiers from firing.

Then, the group stopped in front of the trench, and then the two Turkish captives shouted in Turkish their identities and their request to forward the letter of His Excellency Bonaparte.

In the camp, Egron and his officers were also watching nervously, looking forward to the next development.

Fortunately, everything went as they wished. After a while of silence, several military envoys with white flags walked out from the sloping wall of the bastion, and then came to these people, and then they talked with the captives in Turkish After waiting for a while, after confirming their identities, they handed over to Aigron's soldiers and brought the captives back.

And their mission as envoys has been fulfilled—Aigron's letter will be brought into the hands of the fortress commander along with them.

This letter, Aigron specially had someone translate it into Turkish.

In this forwarded letter, Aigron was not stupid enough to persuade the defenders to surrender—he did not have much advantage in the current situation, and even persuading them to surrender would only be ignored, so he would rather not seek humiliation.

In the letter, he praised the courage and perseverance of the other party, and then briefly proposed that he hoped to have a day of truce the day after tomorrow in order to collect the remains, so as to prevent the sudden plague from causing great suffering to both sides.

Of course, at the end of the letter, Egron asserted his pride, declaring that he would march on and besiege Mesolonghion until it fell into his hands.

After the letter was sent into the fortress, the fortress fell into silence again, but only on the second day, several military envoys with white flags came out from the bastion, and then crossed the open space between the two sides and came to the Among the front lines on Aigron's side.

Naturally, they received due courtesy, and the letter brought by the messenger was quickly delivered to Aegron.

Egron immediately had the letter translated.

"Dear Duke Reichstedt

I don't think you have heard my name, but let me venture to tell you that my name is Ibrahim Mustafa Omar and I am an officer in the Turkish Army.

Your surname is so dazzling that until now, I still have full respect for you, and I also know that my name cannot be compared with yours.

However, with all due respect I cannot understand why you are taking part in this rebellion against the great Sultan as we have never been your enemy at any time before.

There's no point in saying that now, you're at war with us, and it's my job to stand there and deny your intentions.

But this does not mean that we hate each other. Out of considerations that are beneficial to both of us, I agree to your request and allow you to send someone to collect the remains of the soldiers tomorrow.

I deeply regret the deaths of those brave men under your command, and I congratulate you on having such loyal and sacrificing soldiers.

You said in your letter that you would continue to attack until the day of victory.

I respect your perseverance, superfluous words are meaningless, you want to win, and I want to win too, so we have to continue talking with swords and guns, and I will continue to defend until you retreat.

Allah will bless us. "

After reading the letter, Egron had mixed feelings for a while.

The content of the letter was neither humble nor overbearing, it not only expressed respect for him, but also showed his determination to persist in confronting him, so Egron was not angry after reading it, but he also developed a good impression of the commander of the defenders.

Although the opponent sticks here, causing losses to his army and making him anxious and annoyed, but the opponent is doing his duty faithfully, so he has nothing to hate.

As the other party said, both sides hope to win, and in the end they can only speak with swords—and only swords are the most convincing.

Anyway, at least now his goal has been achieved.

Aigron accepted the letter, and politely sent it back to the envoys, and asked them to bring back his tribute to Ibrahim Mustafa Omar

Then, on the second day, both armies kept their promises and stopped firing at each other, and Aigron was able to send an unarmed task force to contain the remains on the battlefield.

Of course, this was only a moment of calm. Under the water surface, the undercurrent was already surging, and he was secretly looking forward to it.