348.Chapter 348: The End Is Approaching

Things went more smoothly than William thought, or rather, the guys who stuck in Richmond were more timid than William thought. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Before William's ambitious plan was laid out for the siege of Richmond, General Nassarcher made a decision.

Less than five thousand Richmond defenders walked out of their positions, surrendered all their weapons and equipment, and surrendered.

This made William a little disappointed, he originally wanted to fight a wonderful and exciting, devastating battle, and add some color to his famous aura. I didn't expect General Nassacher to surrender so easily.

But if you think about it, you know that this is actually a matter of course. In a situation of internal and external difficulties, with no hope in sight, General Nassacher chose to surrender, which was the most rational and correct choice.

So, in the face of General Nasatcher

"So, you won't regret your choice, General Nasatcher. William said solemnly: "You have avoided a tragedy and saved the lives of thousands of soldiers on both sides of you and me. You are a true hero. ”

"Yes...... That's it. Although William had brought him a lot of high hats, General Nassarcher was not happy. But come to think of it, it's also a no-brainer.

No matter what nice things you say, no matter how you say it, a loss is a loss, and a loser is a loser after all. Therefore, it is natural for General Nasscher to feel discouraged.

"For the next time, please rest around Richmond for a while, rest assured, the new colonial government in Richmond will take good care of you. William then said solemnly.

Of course, although it seems to sound good, it does not change the fact that Nasscher and his nearly 5,000 soldiers surrendered and were taken prisoner. They would lose their personal liberty for the rest of the year and be imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp near Richmond.

Of course, in addition to freedom, their personal safety, property, and food can be guaranteed. In addition to this, William will also give the due treatment of the status he deserves.

Of course, he did not recognize the rank of the rebels. Because William did not recognize the so-called American Republic, and naturally he would not recognize the military ranks issued by the American Republic, as well as the so-called Continental Congress, the Continental Army.

Therefore, his "due treatment of his due status" is according to their original identity.

The local gentry, or descendants of the nobility, even those who barely had a title of nobility, were given preferential treatment according to this status, and that's it.

In this way, after the surrender of Nassarcher, there were no hostile forces left in the southern part of the colony. William's army of 30,000, after a short rest, crossed the Potomac River as fast as possible.

At present, Maryland and Delaware were still under the control of the Britons, and William sent officials to discuss the transfer of power with the colonial officials on the Victorian side, while unceremoniously promoting his land policy and nationalism in the land. It made the hearts of these two colonial states fluctuate.

was by William like this, and Victoria, who originally wanted to play with him in a twist and turn, had to relent. It was very reluctantly to hand over these two states to William.

After this, the army moved on.

Speaking of which, after the defeat of the Visigoths and the Asturian coalition and the signing of the peace treaty with William, news reached the Northlands. The morale of the so-called Continental Army was weakened.

Even the most optimistic guy has no hope of winning. In addition to this, even the bravest people can now only strengthen their faith and die for their "just cause".

Nobody thought they could still win, no one thought they could beat William. Because of this, there was great chaos in the area of the Briton colony.

The first is the largest number of ordinary civilian wall grass. They made the decision as quickly as possible when the situation had developed to such an extent, that is, to surrender -

Of course, the object of their surrender is not William, who is a Goth and likes to confiscate private property casually, but represents the interests of the Briton Kingdom, which is their best refuge.

That's it, these guys who scolded the tyranny of the faint monarch a few days ago are now crying and shouting, saying that they are being held hostage by the rebels, deceived by the rebels, and how they are being by the rebels. That's why I had no choice but to embark on the road of confrontation with the Buriton family and the royal family in one way or another.

Now they have realized their mistakes, and they are looking forward to the king of Briton to save them, like the hope of a great drought and the hope of their parents......

In short, these guys are stupid, blinded, and it is not their fault that they do anything, only a handful of bastards with abnormal nerves who want to subvert the rule of the kingdom, such as Mr. George, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. They were all innocent.

Of course, what these people say is all nonsense, not only leaders like William and Victoria, but even ordinary soldiers under their command are basically treated as if they were letting off the air.

But it's one thing to think so in your heart, it's another thing to do it. Although Victoria made a lot of noises in her heart, she finally decided to accept the surrender of these guys.

After all, the Old World is just as turbulent today. I can't say that there will be a war one day. Although the interests of the New World are enormous, they are still not enough compared to the Old World.

Therefore, Victoria hopes to use the power of these guys to solve this matter as soon as possible, so that he can return to the Old World to preside over the overall situation.

William was noncommittal. He didn't think Victoria was doing the right thing, and of course, he didn't think she was doing it wrong.

If those guys can betray once, they can betray a second time. Keeping it is also a scourge. However, Victoria was thinking about resolving the matter as soon as possible so that she could get back on the Old Continent.

In recent times, William's Cheka has also been passing on information. The information they send back usually indicates that the Old World is calm and that nothing is going on. But it was because of this, because of this abnormal calm, that William felt strange.

"Something has to happen, something has to happen. William thought to himself.

Although he pretended to be indifferent and didn't seem to be afraid of anything, William's uneasiness grew day by day.

Anyway, his neo-Gothic colony Haiyan River is clear, and it is basically calm and has not left any trouble, so now that Victoria wants to play like this, he doesn't need to remind him that it is not.

That's it, because the war has reached such an extent that William himself is somewhat half-hearted and not very serious.

Perhaps, of course, just maybe. Perhaps in this case, Mr. George of the Continental Army worked hard and did not dare to say anything, but it was still possible to do it if he had a little more breath.

But it can't be done, yes, it can't be done.

It should be said that the times create heroes, or heroes create the times. At least in the current New World battlefield, the supreme commander of the Continental Army, Mr. George, who almost became the father of the United States, can be regarded as a hero created more by the times.

If it weren't for the fact that he had caught up with the rebellion war, Mr. George would probably not have achieved so much.

Of course, this is not to say that Mr. George is not talented, only that Mr. George's talent is not yet high to that extent.

If you want to upgrade from "the times make heroes" to "heroes make the times", then at least William's strength must be there.

Only a genius, a geek, a ghost like William can push Hereford, such an inconspicuous family, onto the king's seat in such a short period of time.

Not Mr. George. Mr. George is not that strong, and he is not that strong. Therefore, in the general trend, when the rebellion is at a low ebb and the general trend has gone, Mr. George, who has lost the "current situation", has no way to become a "hero".

Like the vast majority, Mr. George has lost faith in the future. He became discouraged. Even if you try your best to cover it up and pretend that nothing happened, you can still go against the sky. But his deep tiredness and confusion could not fool anyone.

In fact, he couldn't even fool himself. Many times, he doesn't believe what he says. If that is the case, why should others believe in him?

That's it. In recent times, the rebels have received all the bad news. From the defeat of Visigoths and Asturias a few months earlier, to the four kingdoms that had left them behind and unilaterally declared the end of the New World War a month or two earlier, to a little more than a month ago, General Nasarcher had surrendered without a fight, and the 8,000-strong army garrisoned at Richmond had disappeared. Now Briton and the Russian Southern Army, 30,000 troops crossed the Potomac River, and then successfully fought the Northern Army.

It's over, it's over, it's over.

After the meeting, the coalition forces had exceeded 60,000 troops. In addition, they can send more troops from various places at any time.

William's colonial forces in the south have exceeded eight thousand. At the same time, Briton was also encouraged to increase the amount of money for the war. They can hire between one and twenty thousand mercenaries at any time to go to the New World to provide support.

If one is not done well, the army of the New World will reach 100,000 people.

This is an army that cannot be defeated by any means.

More importantly, they were well stocked, both in terms of ammunition supplies and military salaries, compared to which the Continental Army was like a group of armed beggars.