Eagle’s Glory

After Edmund Dantès returned to the team safely, the last worry in Aigron's heart was also relieved.

It is true that he suffered heavy losses in the battle around Messolonghi, but his backbone was not damaged. Most of his most trusted and important people are still alive, and the previous losses can be overcome by the follow-up Supplements to make up for it will not cause fatal injuries.

And as long as he wins, all sacrifices will be worthwhile. He will remove the largest stronghold of the Turks in western Greece and control a large area; Everyone will see that he overcame obstacles, overcame difficulties, and devoted his utmost efforts to the independent cause of the Greek people, and no one will suspect that he just took advantage of the situation and reaped the fruits of victory.

The most important thing for him now is to end the war as soon as possible, and then prepare for the next move.

So he secretly ordered Michel Ney to send someone to the fortress to persuade him to surrender.

In order to achieve his goal, he used both soft and hard tactics, and set a two-day consideration period, threatening that if he did not surrender within two days, he would let all the captured people be handed over to the Greeks after the city was broken, and die in pain.

While persuading them to surrender, his subordinates continued to attack, on the one hand to erode their remaining positions and consume their few resources; on the other hand, to put mental pressure on the defenders to collapse as soon as possible.

After doing these tasks, Aigron waited anxiously for a response. In his opinion, the conditions he proposed were generous enough. If there was reason, the officers of the defenders would not refuse.

He didn't believe that these Turks would really have the heroism to live and die with the fortress.

Sure enough, on the afternoon when the deadline he proposed was about to end, several military envoys with white flags appeared in the front line.

Michel Ney, who knew it well, immediately ordered these people to be sent to Aigron.

Aegron then received them in his tent.

Not long ago, there was a brief ceasefire between the two sides in order to collect the remains of the dead, and there were military exchanges between the two sides, but it was the first time that Aigron personally met.

In the lead was a Turkish officer, disheveled and unshaven from the violence of the fighting, but still clearly well educated.

When they saw Aigron, they were all stunned for a moment, marveling at his youth, and then they all bowed to salute the young man.

"My lord, I am here to meet you by the order of our commander." Then, the leading officer said to Aigron in fluent French. "My name is Ahmed Yusuf Yassin and it was an honor I will never forget to meet you, salute you!"

Because after Aigron came to Greece, the title he publicly used was the head of the Knights of Fontainebleau, so he used this title to face the young man.

After finishing speaking, he bowed his head deeply, with an extremely humble attitude.

Seeing his attitude, Aigron knew that he would be done soon.

He was in a good mood, so he smiled and nodded to the other party.

"Nice to meet you, too, sir."

Then, he was not too polite, but directly turned to the main topic, "The deadline I proposed is coming up, I can understand that the purpose of your coming here is to give me an answer?"

"Yes, my lord." Yusuf Yassin nodded, "Our chief, after careful consideration and weighing, decided to agree to your terms and surrender to you in Kaesong."

As he spoke, he looked at the young man cautiously and full of curiosity, as if he was a little frightened, for fear that he would anger the young man by saying something wrong, and plunge himself and the remaining robes into a doom.

From his eyes full of awe, Aigron finally felt that he was now a famous person.

He has gone from the desolate grandson who has nothing,

Grow into a big man who can dominate the life and death of tens of thousands of people.

For a moment he was secretly delighted.

However, there is still a voice in his heart that warns him, how can you be complacent because of this small achievement now? ! How can your achievements be limited to this level? !

This warning made him calm down again.

"I'm glad you guys made the right judgment." He nodded flatly, as if it was just a trivial matter.

Then he asked back, "So what kind of conditions do you want to put forward?"

"You promised in your previous letter not to hand us over to the Greeks and to guarantee our personal safety." Yusuf Yassin said in a low voice, "We hope you can confirm it again in writing."

His attitude seemed very lacklustre, because he himself knew that now he had no capital to resist, and he would face failure no matter what. Now that he was able to fight for a chance of life, it was already the other party's mercy.

"No problem, I will list this item in our formal peace agreement." Aigron nodded slightly, agreeing to the other party's request. "Anything else?"

"The personal belongings of our officers and soldiers, except for the weapons that must be turned in, please keep them safe." Yusuf Yassin continued, "Of course...to compensate your brave warriors who have fought bloody battles these days , we will donate a sum of money to reward them, which can be regarded as making up for our apology."

Although he was evasive, Aigron understood immediately that although he said 'our officers and soldiers' in name, he was actually implying the property of the officers.

After these Turkish troops came to Greece, they burned, killed and looted everywhere. The officers must have a lot of looted property. Under normal circumstances, after the fortress was breached, they would either be killed directly or be looted. In any case, these properties cannot be preserved.

So after deciding to surrender, they hoped to "hand over a sum of money" in exchange for Aigron to preserve their remaining property so that they would not have nothing.

His eyes were full of pleading, obviously for them, this was the most important condition.

In principle, Aigron could indeed agree to this condition. After all, he didn't care about the property he robbed, but...he was unwilling to agree to the other party so easily.

"After the fortress is handed over to us, all items will be confiscated to us, and any property and weapons inside will be confiscated. This is our right as the winner, and I will not give it up." Aigron said coldly at first. replied coldly.

When Yusuf Yassin showed despair, Aigron changed the topic again, "However, as a person who likes to be lenient, I am not unable to make some accommodations. When property is confiscated, we will carry out corresponding registration, if you behave well in the future, I can return some personal property belonging to the officers as appropriate.”

Yusuf Yassin's expression immediately softened a little. Although the young man's tone was still harsh, it at least gave them a glimmer of hope.

Now their fate is indeed determined by his kindness.

"Are there any other conditions?" Aigron asked again.

"You said in your letter that some of us could be released appropriately, how many people are allowed to be released, and what is the scope of the release?" Yusuf Yassin continued to ask his question, "Is it allowed? The officer also left?"

Aigron had considered this question a long time ago, so he answered it without thinking.

"The number of people to be released cannot exceed one-fifth of your total number, and the ratio of soldiers to officers is ten to one. As for which people to release to leave, it is up to you to decide, except for your chief Ibrahim Mustafa Except Mr Omar cannot leave, others can come and go freely."

He had previously estimated that after the heavy casualties caused by the continuous fierce battle, there should still be about 2,000 healthy and mobile people in the fortress.

If one-fifth of them are released, about three or four hundred people will be released. The release of these people will not have much impact on him, and will not change the future battle situation. Even after they return to the Turkish army, they may still Help spread your reputation.

On the one hand, doing so will make the defenders feel more at ease and surrender, on the other hand, it will also show their compassion, form a good relationship with the Turks, and lay the foundation for possible future cooperation.

Sure enough, Yusuf Yassin seemed overjoyed after he finished saying this.

"Thank you for your mercy!" He dropped to one knee suddenly, and Aegron bowed in salute. "My lord, since this is the case, we have no other demands. Although we have fought hard, we can only choose to surrender under the current situation, and we have fulfilled our obligations. No one can blame our choices anymore. Next , our fate will be decided by you, we pray for your mercy..."

His tone was as humble as before, and while surrender was never a good experience for any soldier, they had no other choice right now.

Between survival and dignity, survival is more important after all, and this young man has already proposed relatively generous conditions for them.

"You guys have finished talking about your conditions, so it's my turn." Aigron said calmly.

"What do you want?" Yusuf Yassin immediately became nervous, for fear that the young man would suddenly put forward some embarrassing conditions.

"I promised to feed you after you surrendered, not to my allies; but this also means that I have the right to drive you to work in order to compensate for the price I paid. Weng builds some monuments, you are responsible for providing labor, and after the monuments are completed, you must collectively pay tribute to the spirits who died in battle."

Aigron put forward these conditions with a serious expression. Obviously, this is not negotiable.

Although this condition is indeed a bit humiliating, but now that it has reached this point, Yusuf Yassin certainly does not want to offend this young man again.

So, he nodded with difficulty and agreed to the condition. "Okay, we obey your assignment."

"Very good." Aigron nodded in satisfaction, and then stretched out his hand to Yusuf Yassin who was still kneeling on one knee, "Sir, I regret everything that happened before, but all this has become In the blink of an eye, I will do my best to fulfill my promise, and I wish you all the best of luck."

Yusuf Yassin also stretched out his hand, held Aegron's hand, and expressed his respect with a humble gesture.

After completing the brief negotiation, Aigron watched the envoys leave their camp, and then returned to the remaining defenders' lines.

He waited quietly for the moment when his victory finally came.

He didn't have to wait long. On the next morning, the defenders who had stayed in the trenches and the walls unfurled white flags one after another. Then they put down their weapons, raised their hands high, lined up, and walked out of their original position. .

Because they knew nothing about the surrender negotiations, the soldiers on the front line were a little shocked by this scene, but soon, Michel Ney informed the whole army that the enemy had officially surrendered.

The enemy has surrendered!

As if the radio waves were loaded, the news quickly spread throughout the army.

The gunfire that seemed to never stop had stopped now, and the entire fortress was as quiet as if it had come to another world.

But only a moment later, the deafening cheers suddenly overwhelmed all the frontline positions.

Then, a large group of soldiers in black uniforms walked out of the trenches and positions, and rushed towards the fortress.

This time, no one stopped them anymore. They crossed the trenches and ravines, climbed up the city wall, and then rushed into the fortress they had dreamed of but could not get, and saw the true face of it.

While the whole army was ecstatic, Michel Ney was naturally not dazzled. While trying to maintain order, they sent a special team to receive all the weapons of the defenders as soon as possible, and sealed up all the supplies and belongings inside.

The work of counting the prisoners was also going on at the same time.

And all of this doesn't need Aigron to worry about it.

Surrounded and cheered by a large group of soldiers, he led his guards into the fortress, and the person who greeted him was a middle-aged man in his forties.

He has a big beard, and his square face is covered with wrinkles. It is obvious that he has been exhausted recently, but it can also be seen that he is now relieved.

Under Aigron's gaze, he walked up to the young man, and then handed the saber in his hand to Aigron.

Then, he spoke, and Edmund Dantès, who was standing next to Aigron, quickly translated to the young man.

"I am the commander here, Ibrahim Mustafa Omar." The middle-aged man replied with emotion, "I am unfortunately standing here as a loser; but I am very lucky , to be able to witness a new legend as the person involved. My lord, everything is over for me. Next, I beg for your mercy and forgive me and my subordinates. In addition, I wish you to write more legends in the future, just Like...him."

Aigron didn't speak any more, just walked in front of the other party, then nodded to him in salute, and then he reached out and took the other party's saber.

At this moment, all the people present looked up to the sky and cheered at the same time, and the salute also roared. The deafening sound seemed to make people suspect that the war had resumed.

However, everything is definitely over, and victory can come at any time.

From this moment, Messolonghi fell into the young man's hands.