Eagle's Glory

Edmond Dantès blinked.

His heart throbbed a little, but his rationality told him that this was indeed the most practical judgment—when victory was in sight, His Majesty needed to preserve his strength.

However, if Xiros is still there, he will not be willing to easily spare these enemies who took away his hometown and family.

He wanted to cry for a moment, he wanted to do something more for Hiros.

"Can you...can you erect a monument to Helos and the other victims? Just in Messolonghi, let these Turks build it for them after they surrendered, and let all Turks pay homage to them. "A moment later, Edmond Dantès asked in a low voice. "Your Majesty, I know this may be a bit out of the ordinary, but in order to satisfy his spirit in heaven, I beg you..."

Aegron was slightly surprised.

He doesn't like others to question his decision, but... Today's Edmund Dantès is qualified to make conditions with him.

"Okay, I assure you, this clause must be included in the peace agreement." He agreed without thinking.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Edmund Dantès closed his eyes with satisfaction, "I will also pay my respects, and bring along the orphans he misses so much."　　

205, the arrival of victory

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 the sacrifices will be worthwhile—he will remove the largest stronghold of the Turks in western Greece and control a large area; at the same time, the great reputation he has created will inevitably rise even further , everyone will see that he overcame obstacles, overcame difficulties, and devoted his best efforts to the independent cause of the Greek people, and no one will doubt 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 heat 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 grown from a downcast prince with nothing to a big man who can control the lives and fortunes of tens of thousands of people.

For a moment he was secretly delighted.

However, there is still a voice in his heart warning 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 handed in, please keep them safe." Yousuf 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 and make 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 natural 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 conduct According to the corresponding registration, if you behave well in the future, I can return some personal property belonging to the officers as appropriate—”

Yousuf Yassin's expression suddenly softened a little. Although the young man's tone was still very 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 properly, how many people are allowed to be released and what is the scope of the release?" Yusuf Yassin continued to ask his question, "Whether Allow the officers to leave with them?"

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 commander Ibrahim Musta Mr Fa-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 [-] healthy and mobile people in the fortress.

If one-fifth of them are released, about 400 people will be released. The release of these people will not have much impact on him, and will not change the future war situation. Even after they return to the Turkish army, they may still help Spread your fame.

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 done our duty, and no one can blame our choice anymore. From now on, 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 instead of handing over 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-after the war is over, I will be in May Solongion builds some monuments, you are responsible for providing labor, and when the monuments are completed, you will collectively pay tribute to the spirits who died in battle."

Aegron 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 with 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 end, I will do my best to fulfill my promise, and I wish you all the best of luck."

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

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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 he was greeted by a middle-aged man in his 40s.

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 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.　　

206, the arrival of the messenger

With the surrender ceremony over, the series of battles surrounding Mesolongion came to an end, and Aegron finally won his long-awaited victory.

This victory means that he has achieved the strategic goal before the start of the battle. He pulled out the most important strategic stronghold of the Turks in western Greece, so he also became the temporary master of this area.

After occupying the fortress, he and all his subordinates were cheering for the hard-won victory. Under his order, food and wine scavenged from everywhere were supplied to the whole army in unlimited quantities. This is to reward them for their previous bloody battles.

And in Mesonei behind him, another invisible battle started almost at the same time.

The leader of this "battle" is Aigron's fiancée, Princess Teresa.

At this time, she was waiting for an important guest in the hotel that Aigron had commandeered.

Sitting in her seat, she was a little flustered, because she knew how important the matter she needed to deal with next was almost related to the fate of her beloved fiancé, and she could not tolerate any mistakes.

She was terrified that she would screw up and let Aigron down, but she also knew that as Aegron's only and most reasonable agent at the moment, she was the only one who could handle the situation.

Teresa, this is your obligation and the role you should play in the future. You must prove that you can do it... She said to herself in her heart more than once.

Unknowingly, she settled down. After all, she was the daughter of a great commander. She was able to infect the calmness and prudence she deserved from her father through precepts and deeds since she was a child.

What should come will always come. While she was sitting upright, a carriage quietly came to the door of the hotel, and then a passenger in casual clothes passed through the cordon of guards under the leadership of a special person, and then came Arrived at the hotel.

Soon, Teresa's maid opened the door of the reception room, and then led him in front of Teresa.

The moment he entered, both of them looked at each other immediately, and then looked away politely.

In a glimpse, Teresa found that the other party was a tall and thin young man. His face was serious, his brows were furrowed, and he exuded the atmosphere of a cautious diplomat.

"Nice to meet you, Your Royal Highness!" The young man walked up to Teresa and saluted her respectfully, "My name is Alfred von Mayrhofen, and I am von Genz The ambassador's secretary, who was also specially sent by him, came to meet you from Istanbul—"

"Being able to be entrusted with such a task by the ambassador is enough to show that you are highly valued at the summit, and it is also enough to show how outstanding you are." Teresa answered the other party gently, and then extended her hand to him, "Von Meyer Mr Hoffin, I wish you a great future."

Being so praised by Teresa, even though he knew it was a polite remark, the young man still couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart-indeed, as the other party said, he was entrusted with important tasks by Mr. Tomorrow's star.

If I can successfully complete the task this time, it is foreseeable that I will be able to get a lot of rewards in the future.

Of course, he was proud of himself, on the surface he still maintained his proper composure.

"You are too proud. I am just an attendant who is ordered to do things. I am not worth mentioning. All I can do is to use up all my talents and talents to serve His Majesty and the Empire." He replied humbly, "You are more worthy, Your Royal Highness. Admiration, what you have done is right or wrong, I have no right to judge, but you can dare to take risks and come here alone, it is indeed amazing enough."

After seeing Teresa, he behaved very politely, which is very understandable - after all, the princess is the daughter of Grand Duke Karl, even if she has left the country now and has fallen out with the imperial government, it is not something he can do. A worthy existence.

"Sir, I have the same enthusiasm for Your Majesty and the Empire as you do. I have never thought of becoming an enemy of the Empire for a moment. After all, Austria is the country where I was born and raised, and I am lucky to be a member of the royal family and enjoy The most superior courtesy that the empire can provide..." Teresa looked at the other party with deep affection, "After enjoying all this, how could I not be grateful? In fact, I pray to God all the time, please May my motherland prosper and prosper."

After a pause, Teresa changed the topic, "Besides, although I am in a dangerous situation, I am not alone. My fiancé and I will always stand by each other, and we will never walk alone."