"Your Excellency, what do you think of us, that's your freedom. We in Quebecer have always respected freedom of thought, and while we don't agree with you, we believe that it is your natural right. "Before leaving, the Quebec actually pretended to be a civilized man to General Arthur Wellesley.

Yes, every word of this guy is full of provocation and full of mockery. It was only when he kicked this guy out that General Arthur Wellesley discovered for the first time that he actually had the attribute of resisting ridicule. Although several times he wanted to throw the gloves on the other person's nose.

General Arthur Wellesley had threatened war, but it was only a threat. Those Quebecers are not easy to mess with. And the current situation is always good to be able to avoid a direct rebellion by the Quebecers. Even if it's just a good one, or even a less benign neutrality, it's better than fighting them directly. It's just that the demands of those Quebecers are really impossible to agree, that is, they are almost asking them to surrender.

"I hope they can be sensible and don't end up having to fight each other." General Arthur Wellesley thought so.

Sure enough, two hours before the next day's ultimatum, General Arthur Wellesley was sent again with the following news: "The Quebec parliament needs more time for discussion, so we are not yet in a position to give you an official answer before the deadline set by His Excellency the General." We hope you'll be able to postpone it a little longer. ”

General Arthur Wellesley felt that most of these Quebecers had actually softened, but they were just trying to save face, so he said that he could give him another half a day.

When he said "half a day", he could clearly see that the Quebec seemed relieved. However, the Quebec insisted that half a day was not enough, and that it must be extended for another half day.

But from the Quebecer's weak tone, General Arthur Wellesley felt that he had no need to heed his request, so he told him: "Our patience is not unlimited, and I can only give you another half a day, and when the time is up, we will attack." ”

So the Quebec envoy went back again. Half a day later, the cavalry came to report that the Quebecers had begun to gather up the barbed wire in front of their positions and leave their positions.

"Hmph, I know French speakers are cowards!" After receiving this news, General Arthur Wellesley was rather dismissive.

However, after the Quebec Volunteers retreated, General Arthur Wellesley received a report from his subordinates that although the Quebec Volunteers had retreated, the mines they had planted had not been withdrawn. As a result, just demining took another half a day. By the time the mines are gone, it's getting dark.

General Arthur Wellesley had a vague feeling that the Quebecers had accepted this extension of the day in large part because they knew that there was not much difference between the day and the day.

After clearing the minefield, the matter is not over yet, because the Quebec Volunteers guys have cut the road. They dug the roads and ditched them everywhere, and they had their own wooden drawbridges on which to facilitate the movement of horse-drawn carriages and cannons. But when they retreated, they dragged all these things away.

So General Arthur Wellesley's British army had to fill in the trenches themselves and press them down - or their cannons would not be able to get through. As a result, although the Quebec Volunteers got out of the way, the British were unable to move forward for the whole day.

By the next day, the British were finally on their way, and although they were not far from a Quebec militia chasing stinky flies, it was only a nuisance, and it did not immediately pose a threat to the British army.

But on the road behind, everything they saw made the British angry. In all the small villages that the British passed, there was no one in the village, except for a sign written in English and French at the entrance to the village:

"Passers-by, please note that in order to protect the lives and property of the villagers in our village, the people and wealth of our village have been transferred. and have been mined within the boundaries of the village and its attached private domains. We are not responsible for any accidents that occur to unsolicited visitors. ”

Obviously, the last time Arthur Wellesley's army made a great impression on the local people. So much so that later, in the history textbook of Quebec, a local district councillor was quoted:

"Arthur Wellesley's army is a propaganda team and a seeding machine. They preached everywhere the need to resist tyranny, and they sowed the seeds of freedom in the hearts of the vast majority of the Quebec people......"

In short, it was the Quebecers who began to make a siege against the British. However, General Arthur Wellesley decided that at this time, it was better not to entangle with these damn Quebecers, and that a quick passage through Quebec was their best bet at this time.

And across the ocean, in Ireland, the siege of Dublin continues. In a sense, the battle is more than Dublin itself. All of Europe, with the exception of the Russians and Turks, all eyes are on here. Because the situation in this city was actually extremely favorable to the British - the rear route was secured, the defense was prepared, and the troops were sufficient. If the British can't even hold such a place, it means that it is basically impossible for the British to hold anywhere else.

The Irish, with the support of the French artillery, had already launched an attack on Dublin more than once, and the British had more than once proved their determination and ability. In just over a month, about 15,000 Irish and a little more than half the number of the British had been killed in the battles on the outskirts of the city.

The British undoubtedly had the upper hand in terms of exchange ratios, and in terms of total population, Britain far outnumbered Ireland. As for who can afford to die, it seems that the British can also have the upper hand. But Britain was not just fighting Ireland, he was fighting the French, fighting the Americans, and even the Spaniards, the Dutch. So if you look at the big picture, the British manpower is far from enough, unless they can drag the Indians back to the British.

But now that the power of the sea is not in the hands of Britain, this kind of thing should not be considered. Besides, even if they could be shipped back, would these Indians really be willing to die for the British?

The Irish have made such a great sacrifice, and certainly it is not for nothing. With the support of the French artillery, the Irish retreated about a kilometer forward. A kilometre away is an inconspicuous distance, but it's just a stone's throw away from Dublin.