Eagle's Glory

Ever since she met that boy, she has always been by his side, serving him with great enthusiasm, even giving her everything.In her heart, only this one person really has weight.

Although due to the master's arrangement, she had to stay here to assist Teresa, but in her heart, she was thinking about the boy almost all the time, worrying that he would not be able to take care of her life.

But no matter how much she cared about her, she still couldn't disobey His Majesty's order, and could only suppress herself to always accompany Princess Teresa, looking forward to the early end of this parting.

She didn't expect that everything she was looking forward to would turn around so soon.

That's great... If there is an order from Princess Teresa, then I don't count as disobeying His Majesty's will.

However, the sudden ecstasy made her hesitate, fearing that it was just joy for nothing.

"Why do you suddenly have this idea?" She asked cautiously, "Your Highness, I will stay here to assist you. Is there anything that makes you dissatisfied?"

"No, Chanel, I don't have any dissatisfaction with you." Teresa shook her head, and then held her hand affectionately, "In fact, because you have also stayed in Austria, and your Highness I took good care of him when he was injured, so I have always had a good impression of you, and I have also seen your attitude towards me these days...I am very satisfied."

Chanel was flattered by Teresa's kind attitude.

For a long time, although she felt a little jealous that Teresa occupied the position next to His Majesty, she respected Her Majesty's demeanor very much, so she acquiesced to this result in her heart—since His Majesty always has a wife by her side And it won't be me, so Her Highness Teresa is at least a very good candidate.

"So... what is your intention?" Chanel asked with doubts, "If I'm here, I should be able to share some of the hard work for you, right?"

"That's right, that's true, but...I have more important things to entrust to you right now." Teresa said seriously.

"Huh?" Chanel was still puzzled.

Teresa hesitated, then decided to tell her what was really on her mind.

"Actually, I want you to go over and help me keep His Highness in check... lest he do something ridiculous at a critical moment."

"What do you mean?" Chanel was even more puzzled, "Did His Majesty encounter any danger?"

"It's more insidious than dangerous." Teresa frowned slightly, looking very unhappy, "I heard that His Highness is staying with Miss Agnes over there, and the two have close contacts... ...This made me understand why the Treville family insisted on letting a little girl come to suffer this kind of hardship, it turned out that everything was premeditated by them."

Chanel's eyes widened with shock and disbelief.

After a while, she subconsciously shook her head, "I don't think Miss Agnes is that kind of person, she is so proud and arrogant, she will definitely not be willing to degenerate herself to seduce His Majesty..."

Even you talk to her?Teresa's heart sank again, and her expression almost changed.

She really did not expect that Agnes would win the favor of the people around His Highness so easily.

And it made her feel even more uneasy.

She vaguely knew in her heart that Chanel and Aigron were close, but after all, they were masters and servants who supported each other, and they placed infinite trust in each other. Even she didn't want to break this trust—and after all, As a maid, it was impossible for Chanel to affect her.

But Agnes is completely different. Although she is not from a royal family, she is also a noble family, enough to face herself with head held high; moreover, she has impressive skills and talents, and her personality is also very contagious; more importantly, She is French, so there are naturally many people around His Highness who admire her.

The combination of many factors made her admire and fear Agnes from the very first meeting.

And what happened now is enough to prove that the vague worry in her heart at that time was true, which made her both angry and a little bit regretful——

Obviously you are already so dazzling, enjoying the envy of others, why do you do this kind of thing again, and lower your status? !

She tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart, and then replied in a flat tone, "Maybe Miss Agnes is not this kind of person, but those despicable people may not have the idea of ​​using her in their hearts."

"Are you talking about Mr. Edgar?" Chanel also understood.

"Yes, I'm talking about him and the Treville family." Although Teresa tried her best to maintain her demeanor, she couldn't help showing a trace of resentment, "They deliberately lured Miss Agnes over here. , I just want to use her to flatter His Highness... From the first day we met, I felt that Edgar was frivolous, but I didn't expect them to actually do such a thing!"

"So it's like this..." Chanel finally realized suddenly, and the doubts that had been accumulated in her heart suddenly became clear, "I understand!"

After thinking it over, she finally understood Teresa's meaning, "So you want me to go there, so you want me to stop His Majesty from having an affair with her?"

"Yes, that's it." Teresa nodded, "I think about it carefully, the reason why His Highness did such a foolish thing is probably because a person has been away for a long time, and has been witnessing the flames of war, and the mental pressure is huge, so I think To find some comfort... If you are by his side, he can definitely relax a lot, and he won't do that kind of thing again."

"That's right!" Chanel replied almost cheering.

After a while, she realized that something was wrong, so she quickly straightened her face again, and then solemnly assured her, "Your Highness, don't worry, after I pass by, I will definitely pay attention to admonishing and restraining Your Majesty, after all, he has important responsibilities on his shoulders now." Mission, really shouldn't be distracted by other things, and shouldn't make other people laugh..."

"Yeah..." Teresa sighed. "He should know what he's doing!"

"Are you still angry?" Chanel asked cautiously.

"Of course, I am very angry with His Highness. I wish I could run up to him now, grab his face and ask him why he did this." Teresa smiled wryly. "But I can't affect the careers and our future of the two of us because of my whim, so I can't leave here rashly. I have to deal with everything before I go, so I can only let you go first. "

Then, she continued, "After you see His Highness, first tell him that I am very dissatisfied with some gossip, and hope that he will not spend his energy on irrelevant things... Finally, tell him that I miss him very much. I will come to see him as soon as possible, please wait for me."

"Okay, I will tell him." Chanel nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, she couldn't bear to gloat over Teresa's misfortune anymore. After all, she was the first witness of His Highness Teresa's deep love for His Majesty.

"Well, let's do it this way, I hope your Highness is going well." Teresa calmed down her emotions, and then smiled slightly, "Chanel, don't be frightened when you see the artillery fire, don't lose us The face of the Chief Mistress!"

"Of course!" Chanel replied quickly and confidently.

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Aegron, who is far away in Nafpaktos, certainly does not know about the little disturbance at Methone.

Early this morning, he was ready to embark on a new journey.

According to Aigron's deployment, he will lead his main force to expedition to Messolonghi and its surrounding areas, while Andre Davout, the captain of the guard who has just been promoted to Marquis of Lepanto, will lead a small number of troops to stay in Nafpak Toss, stabilize the rear front for him, and at the same time monitor the movements of the enemy in the east.

There is no doubt that it is a gamble to lead his main force to attack a strong fortress, and a little mishandling will make him hit his head and blood, but he is still determined to take such a gamble—because if the bet wins If so, the harvest is indeed big enough.

From before to now, he has been gambling for his own destiny, and he has enough courage to move forward toward danger—of course, he does not act blindly and recklessly, every time he is sure to go bet.

Just like the previous times before the troops started, as early as in the early morning, the officers had gathered their soldiers together, lined up in an orderly manner, and only waited for an order before heading to the new battlefield.

Under the gaze of everyone, Egron wore a brand-new uniform with a blue Knight Order medallion on his chest, and rode a tall horse, proudly patrolling in front of his army.

After rest and reorganization, this army has swept away the exhaustion of the previous continuous battles, and it is full of vitality, and it has been replenished during the rest and reorganization period. At this time, their military strength is at its peak, and it is even better than before.

Wherever Aigron's horseshoe stepped, there were deafening cheers—this young man who brought victory and freedom seemed to have a dazzling halo at the moment. In the eyes of those admirers, he seemed to have nothing cannot.

Although he knew in his heart that he was not omnipotent, Aigron still showed that kind of calm demeanor in everything. He knew that his prestige was the core of maintaining the morale of the army, so there must be no wear and tear.

Then, following his order, the phalanxes everywhere began to move slowly, marching west along the road.

Their target is tens of kilometers away, and under normal marching speed, they can reach the predetermined combat area within a day or two.

Aegron rode a tall horse, surrounded by guards, and marched in the middle of his own army, while several of his advisers—former Austrian officers headed by Major Hench—followed him on horseback.

Of course he didn't know that just recently, the major secretly reported himself to Teresa, so the two of them still had a good conversation.

At this time, it was the season of high and crisp autumn, and the temperature was already a bit chilly. Marching along the road next to the seashore was quite interesting.

"Your Highness, you look full of ambition." Major Hench suddenly reined in his horse and approached Aigron, and then whispered to him, "It's good to be confident, but you'd better not be blindly optimistic, remember to bring Soldiers must remain calm in combat at all times."

"Okay, I've made a note of it." Aigron nodded, then looked at the other party again, "Major, how do you think we should fight this time?"

"Since the scale of the operation is so large, our enemies must know our movements, and they will make corresponding preparations." The major immediately replied, "The most ideal situation is that they will fight us squarely around Messolonghi." field, and then be annihilated by us with peace of mind, but I don't think our opponents will be so stupid as this-so, I think the most reasonable way for them is to leave some scattered small groups of troops around to monitor your movements, and then, When it is judged that they cannot fight you head-on, they will shrink their forces to the fortress, and then use this to resist you."

Aigron remained silent, he knew that the major's judgment was correct, because he thought so too.

"So what we have to do is to clear all the area around Mesolonghi, turn it into an isolated city, then besiege it, and then find a way to break through this fortress." The major continued. "I don't know the specific situation of the fortress, so I can't give you any further suggestions for the time being. Everything will have to wait until we arrive at its city."

The major's words are tantamount to admitting that there is no way to completely defeat the enemy army for the time being - but this is normal.

Eggron knew that his time was limited, and he had to take the fort as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

That's exactly what he's been racking his brains for lately.

"We must hope that the Greeks, especially those who have stayed in the fortress, will provide us with the necessary information... At least let us know what to do next. I have already asked my allies Yes, they will provide me with corresponding help."

As he spoke, he looked up at the distant skyline to the west.

There is his new journey.　　

182. Soldiers approach the city

Under the sunny and clear sky, Aegron marched towards Mesolonghi with his own army.

This army is well-organized, and its morale is high because of the previous victories. From the officers to the soldiers, everyone thinks that the next victory will definitely belong to them.

After setting off from Nafpaktos, they traveled more than half of the distance of dozens of kilometers. After two days, the army could already see the outline of the fortress on the front of Messolonghi.

Along the way, they encountered a small group of enemy troops, but as Major Hench had expected, they did not make any resistance at all, but fled directly to the rear.

Obviously, these troops are only used to detect the enemy's situation. Their real intention is to retreat to the fortress, then rely on the fortified city to hold on, and then wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Although he fully understood the other party's intentions, at this time Aigron could only act according to the plan.

At noon that day, they were outside the city of Messolonghi almost without firing a shot.

Under Aigron's orders, the advancing army stopped at a high ground a few kilometers away from Mesolonghi, and then camped on the spot.Then he sent people to sweep the surrounding area, while spying on the movement inside the fortress.

At this time, not only him, but almost everyone in this temporary camp was observing the opposite fort with binoculars or naked eyes.

Aegron stood on the high ground and carefully observed the fort with a telescope.

Strictly speaking, Messolonghi is a peninsula deep into the bay, showing a conical shape, only the solitary east side is the front connected to the land, and then blocked with walls and fortresses.

In other directions, there is an endless sea, with only some sandbars and small islands scattered around the fortress.

Such a terrain means that the defensive pressure of the defenders will be greatly reduced, and it was also the biggest reliance on which the Greek insurgents could repel the Turkish army many times at that time.

It is indeed a solid fortress... No wonder it was able to create such a prominent reputation before.

But now, this fortress has fallen into the hands of the Turks, and the difficulties they faced at that time have instead become a problem for Egron.

But despite all the difficulties, Aigron is not without confidence.

First of all, the Turks are unpopular in Greece. The massacre they launched in Messolonghi cut off the possibility of them getting any help from the locals. On the contrary, with the banner of liberating Greece, they can get the sincerity of all the local Greeks support.

Secondly, he had already severely damaged the defenders in the siege of Nafpaktos before, and the connection with the Turkish army has also been cut off. These defenders will inevitably fall into a situation of isolation and help, and their morale will definitely be severely affected The attack will definitely not have the fearless spirit of the previous Greek uprising army.

Many battles in history have already proved that no matter how strong the fortress and defense line are, if the defenders have no morale and courage, they will only be reduced to decorations.

And the same history has long proved that Ottoman Turkey at this time is strong outside but has become the sick man of Europe. Its army is as decadent and weak as its politics. It may still show some blood and courage when defending its own homeland. , but when fighting outside the homeland, they can't show any outstanding performance at all.

It is precisely because of this that he is so confident that he must let himself gnaw on this hard bone.

No matter what, now that we have taken this step, we must finish the rest of the road.

Now, what he needs most is a clear plan, and if he wants to formulate such a plan, he must get clear information—and this information cannot come from himself or people around him, only Energy comes from those who fought and fought here.

And Aigron also believed that in the city of Mesolonghi, there must be many eyes full of hatred or fear at this time, staring at him and his army.They will also try their best to fight against themselves, so that their army will return without success.

It is conceivable that the flames of war will inevitably burn between the two parties in the near future, but at this moment, everything seems to be so peaceful.

At dusk, he called several of his confidants into his tent and held a small military meeting.

After they were seated one by one, Aigron carefully observed their expressions, and found that everyone looked dignified, and they were no longer as relaxed as when they just started.

Obviously, after seeing the terrain and defense facilities of the Mesolonghi Fortress, their original high enthusiasm has been cooled down by reason.

"Everyone, Messolonghi is right in front of us." After the personnel arrived, Egron spoke first, "For us, taking it is of extraordinary significance-I believe that before we set off, you have already I understand this. Now I want to ask you, is there any way for our army to capture it as soon as possible?"

After his words fell, there was another silence in the tent. It was obvious that everyone present had no good idea now.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally everyone's eyes fell on the Supreme Commander Michel Ney.

Michelle Ney was clearly on pins and needles, but under everyone's gaze, he had to speak reluctantly.

"Your Majesty, after seeing it with my own eyes, I have to admit that it is stronger than I imagined before. Its terrain is superior and its defense facilities are quite complete. It is definitely not easy to capture—especially, we are now There is also a lack of heavy artillery, and it is difficult to destroy their fortifications..."

The more he talked, the lower his voice became, obviously lacking in confidence.

As the supreme commander of the entire army except Aigron, Michel Ney knew that he shouldered a huge responsibility, so he was very unwilling to take unnecessary risks and sacrifices, and he was even more unwilling to forcefully launch an attack regardless of casualties.

He knew that although his own troops may be more than the defenders in the fort at this time, such a small force advantage cannot overcome the defensive advantages brought by the fort facilities; in addition, he lacks heavy firepower and it is difficult to destroy these fortifications.

"You lack confidence?" Aigron asked the other party directly.

"Your Majesty, my judgment of the situation comes from objective reality, not from blind fanaticism, so you can't expect me to be full of confidence every time." Michel Ney admitted in a tactful way I really lack confidence.

As if afraid of being accused of cowardice by Aigron, he immediately explained to himself, "Please don't misunderstand, I have already sworn to be your heart and soul, and I am absolutely not afraid of going to the front, but I think our soldiers are your precious property, It should not be spent pointlessly on futile consumption--soldiers will die generously if they know that their death will open the way to victory for you, but if they know that they die only for the sake of Add rotten dirt to the trenches, and they'll lose all enthusiasm—"

From the other party's words, Aigron heard that after seeing the situation of the Mesolonghi Fortress with his own eyes, he doubted whether he could win.

"Like you, I don't want my soldiers to bleed in vain, and that's why I use you people—your duty is to help me win the victory with the least number of casualties." Aigron looked at the other party, and then Ask, "Michelle, tell me, how do you feel confident enough to take it?"

Under Egron's gaze, Michelle Ney hesitated for a moment, and finally replied in a low voice, "If you can give me another 1 people, or give me a few more months, I am confident that I will win it for you." .”

"It is impossible for me to recruit another 1 people for you in a short period of time. Although I have already asked our Greek allies for help, they certainly cannot spare so many people. If they can send me 2000 people, I will Thank goodness..." Aigron shook his head regretfully, "Besides, I can't give you a few months, the Russians are about to start a war against Turkey, and I can't let the aura of the winner come from me again. Move to him, and within a month I shall see Mesolongion fall into my hands!"

"In this case...then I can only ask you to give me a little more time." Michelle Ney lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to look directly at Aigron anymore. "let me try."

In his heart, he felt that His Majesty's request was a bit overwhelming, but he didn't dare to say it in person, so his face became a little ugly.

And after seeing his face, Aigron probably guessed what he was thinking in his heart.

Seeing that his number one general behaved like this, he felt a little disappointed, so he turned his head to look at the others, only to find that everyone no longer responded eagerly to him as usual, but avoided their eyes one after another. Dare to look directly at yourself.

Now he understood that almost everyone present had the same idea as Michel Ney, and felt that there was little hope of winning Messolonghi in a short period of time.

Seeing their behavior like this, Aigron couldn't help feeling a little anxious, but he also knew that this was a normal reaction.