The battle outside Petersburg ended in a crushing defeat for the Continental Army, the combat effectiveness of the Petersburg defenders greatly surprised Ouyang Yu, it was just a tentative attack, but he didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the defenders was vulnerable, and the Continental Army began to rout after two rounds of mutual fire, and the two battalions of the 131st Regiment that launched the attack took the opportunity to launch a charge, coupled with the trailing pursuit of the cavalry battalion, most of the defenders of more than 1,000 people surrendered, and the industrial "town" of the Continental Army easily fell into the hands of Ouyang Yu, who was confused.

In this battle, the 131st Regiment lost more than 100 people and wounded more than 300 people, the Continental Army lost more than 200 people and wounded more than 500 people, and the rest were all taken prisoners, most of the dead and wounded were regular soldiers, and deserters appeared not long after the militia started the war, and it was the militia that collapsed first, and it was the first collapse of the militia that affected the regular army, otherwise this battle would have taken some more time.

Looking at the frightened expressions on the faces of the captives who were imprisoned, Ouyang Yu sighed, the troops with such a poor will to fight can beat many British troops on the North American continent like lost dogs, I don't know if the future United States of America is really blessed by God? Or has the British army on the North American continent fallen to the point that it is not even as good as a lost dog?

However, for Ouyang Yu, the enemy's combat effectiveness is naturally as bad as possible, but she has no sense of accomplishment when she fights an enemy who is too bad, so Ouyang Yu is very entangled for the enemy's combat effectiveness.

The battle report was sent to General Montgomery to the south not long after the end of the battle, Ouyang Yu got a reply two days later, in the era of no radio communication, two days was already fast, General Montgomery ordered her to use Petersburg as a base, responsible for clearing the surrounding guerrillas and raising food, anyway, she was reluctant to go to the fierce main battlefield, with almost the credit of conquering Petersburg, General Montgomery could also give Ouyang Yu's "father" explained, and also avoided the possibility that this noble lady would die on the battlefield.

The military order was difficult, Ouyang Yu and the 131st Regiment could only be stationed in Petersburg, and then took turns to send troops to clear out the Continental Army guerrillas within a radius of 100 kilometers in a company.

When Ouyang Yu first arrived in New York, she hurriedly set out on an expedition before she had time to see the North American cities in the 18th century, and now she decided to take a good look around Petersburg and appreciate the beauty of the city in this era, so under the protection of Laura and several female soldiers, she left the barracks in a carriage and entered the city of Petersburg.

But soon the North American cities of this era disappointed Ouyang Yu, Petersburg in the eighteenth century and the Chinese cities of the period are not comparable, the streets are all gray dirt roads, dusty when dry, muddy when it rains, most of the houses on both sides of the street are two-story wooden houses, there are not many shops, there are not many goods, the clothes of pedestrians on the road are not as beautiful as in TV, the life of the low-level people in Europe and the United States in the eighteenth century is almost the same poverty and numbness as in China at the same time.

Ouyang Yu, dressed in a red military uniform, walked on the street, and the pedestrians around him looked at this "invader" with fear and hatred, and in the battles outside the city, many husbands, fathers or sons of city residents died under the guns or bayonets of her soldiers, and for the residents of the city, Ouyang Yu was the executioner of murder, and they were their enemies.

However, Ouyang Yu didn't care about the hatred that the residents cast at her, because she had seen too much of this kind of gaze, and she was numb, this was the senseless behavior of the defeated against the victors, if the residents could turn the hatred into practical actions, she would not easily occupy the city, since she only dared to secretly hate and did not dare to act, then she honestly continued to be a subject of Her Majesty the Empress.

After wandering aimlessly for a morning, Ouyang Yu, who felt a little hungry, walked into a restaurant, because it was the time to eat, the restaurant was full, and the restaurant also served as a tavern, so the main customers were men, and there were some prostitutes dressed in fancy clothes who were laughing with customers, when Ouyang Yu walked into the restaurant with Laura and two female soldiers, the originally lively restaurant instantly became extremely quiet.

"Honorable officer...... Good afternoon, ma'am. ”

A sad waiter was kicked in front of Ouyang Yu by the boss, first showing a smile that was more ugly than crying, and then asked her if she was eating or drinking.

"Dinner, are there any empty tables?"

Business in this restaurant is very good, and at a glance all the tables are full.

"I'm sorry, no more ....... ”

The waiter wanted to send Ouyang Yu away as soon as possible, but the boss didn't dare to offend her, walked over and kicked the waiter away, nodded to Ouyang Yu and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll make a table for you right away." ”

"Don't be so troublesome, it's immoral for you to drive people away while others are eating and drinking, there are still vacant seats there, and I can just share a table with the guests at that table." ”

Ouyang Yu pointed to a corner of the restaurant and said, in a not very inconspicuous corner, there is only one girl dining, and three or four people can sit on the square table.

"Okay, okay, please. ”

The restaurant owner politely brought Ouyang Yu and the others to the table, and Ouyang Yu asked the girl who was eating, "I'm sorry, share a table." ”

The girl who was eating a plate of pizza with relish replied without raising her head, "Yes." ”

"Thank you. ”

Ouyang Yu sat opposite the girl, while Laura and the two female soldiers stood beside Ouyang Yu, looking at the diners in the restaurant vigilantly.

"Please bring me a plate of steak, medium-rare, and a bottle of rum and two loaves of bread. ”

"Okay, please wait. ”

Taking advantage of the time when the food was served, Ouyang Yu looked at the decoration of the restaurant and the drinkers, the drinkers who were talking loudly just now only dared to whisper, and they didn't peek at her, Ouyang Yu, who felt bored, paid attention to the girl who was eating pizza.

The girl sitting opposite her looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with long straight green hair, rare golden eyes, a delicate and lovely baby face, a beautiful figure and delicate skin, wrapped in an old brown dress, judging by her dress, she should not be a child of a wealthy family, but the girl has a very special temperament, exuding a little indifference and ...... Proud, like a queen on top.

As if feeling Ouyang Yu's gaze, the girl who was fighting against the pizza raised her head, and her golden eyes collided with Ouyang Yu's black eyes. (To be continued.) )