Chapter 61 Desai Brigade Sets Sail (4)
Major Watson O'Hara is a burly, slightly fat middle-aged man wearing a tall hat and a dark blue French uniform. He was once the chief leader of the Irish Federation and an adjutant of Theobald Wolf Ton.
In September 1798, Ton made a desperate bet and personally led 3,000 soldiers into Ruffsville, Donegal, and was captured by the British. Some other participants were arrested one after another. With the help of a British friend, Major O'Hara hid in a country farmhouse and escaped by chance the British military and police were surrounded.
On November 12, the day when the main leader of the Irish Federation, Theobald Wolf Tone, committed suicide in prison, Major O'Hara boarded a smuggling merchant ship fleeing to France.
On the smuggling ship, Major O'Hara and Dr. Cava unexpectedly reunite, and the two settled in Paris together. Six years later, the disappointed Dr. Cava came to Zaragoza to serve the Spanish who resisted the French-army; ten years later, Major O'Hara also came to Spain, becoming a member of King Joseph's mercenary, and started a war against the Spanish "rebels".
"Yes, Major O'Hara, on behalf of Colonel Desai, I can agree to your request: within two years, a territory under General Desai's control will be allocated to you the jurisdiction of the Dominant Dominant with an area of not less than 1,000 square kilometers. The Dr. Kava we just mentioned can serve as the first Chief Executive of the Dominant. But the premise is that the Irish living in the continent of Europe must provide sufficient military resources and certain financial and material support for the revived Kingdom of Poland.
The Russians in the camp were the mortal enemies of the Poles. While Colonel Desai was trying his best to protect you, he also needed to give a relatively satisfactory explanation to King Joseph of Madrid. Therefore, the Russians who did all evil must be eliminated, at least their officers must be executed. As for ordinary Cossack cavalry, as well as Hungarians, Bohemians, and Danes, they can be supplemented with the two respective camps.
If the two have no objections, I suggest that the raid will be at 8 o'clock tonight, now it is 7:10 pm. In 50 minutes, the Desai regiment will be deployed outside the mercenary regiment camp to prevent the scattered soldiers from escaping."
After Colonel Waldevsky looked at each other and finally made up his mind to agree to the French plan. The three of them signed and sealed the draft secret agreement. 20 minutes later, Major Karls handed over the conspiracy agreement reached by Rusty with the Poles and the Irish to Colonel Desay.
Desai was completely stunned by the content of the agreement. He was extremely frightened and pointed to this secret agreement. He wanted to express his anger and helplessness, but was suppressed by the invisible mountains in his heart and could not speak. Originally, Desai gave Rusty the mission, just to use the power of the Poles to cooperate with the attack of the Desai group, neutralize the Irish people, and force the landing of other mercenaries.
From time to time traveling, Desai never intended to be a king of Poland, but now, this damn secret agreement will make him go on a path of no return. Desai has no lofty ideals or political ambitions. In the turbulent European continent era, it would be almost the same to maintain a rich life of extravagance and extreme desire.
After working hard for decades in his previous life, why bother to fight to the illusory Polish throne, and to tie the fate of 12 million Poles and the future of millions of Irish people to myself. If Emperor Napoleon knew about it, Desai would have a life of no good. Because the position of the Polish king in the future would be designated by the emperor, it was the illegitimate son of Napoleon and his Polish lover, Madame Maria Valliveska (born in 1810).
Major Carls, who had seen the details of the secret agreement, was obviously calmer than his commander. To a certain extent, he was also a part of the plot, at least he promoted the formulation of the secret agreement behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could Rusty know so much about Desay himself? Rusty, who was just too strong, seemed too impatient and inadvertently exposed his plans with Major Desay to Colonel Desay in advance.
Now, Carls must be careful to convince his superiors, "This is two good news, and one bad news. The good news is that we will win this battle without any effort. In addition, we can also get new soldiers; of course, the bad news is to ensure that this secret agreement is not known to outsiders, and all participants and those who know it must be executed!"
The first two are good news, but the second bad news feels a bit weird, as if there is a similar conspiracy. Yes, it is definitely a conspiracy! Desai, who was clear-headed, immediately realized this. He believed that the major of the military police who was secretly provoked, planned and participated in the matter with Major Delney, who was usually honest and honest.
"Damn it, is this part of the legacy of Old Desai?" Little Desai is unknown.
With instinctive perception, Desai believed that the two would not frame him. From the perspective of the interests of the merchants, even if the secret agreement was exposed, the worst result would be caused by the request of the marshals and generals. Desai himself would be deprived of the military rank and the noble title by Emperor Napoleon, and could still enjoy a happy pastoral rich life comfortably;
But Major Carls and Major Delney are different. They are both more than 10 people with family members. If the matter is exposed, as instigators and executors, a prison disaster can be avoided.
In addition, before the Time Traveler, he had never heard of Colonel Waldevsky and Major O'Hara's name. He believed that the Polish Marquis who was in exile in Spain and the Irish major who defected from the British army should be a character of the Passerby A and Passerby B in history. No one would care about their attempts to restore the country, but it was more just jokes after dinner.
After analyzing this, Desai's uneasy mood gradually calmed down. He threw the secret agreement to Major Carls, instructing the latter to keep it confidential and no longer mention the solution to the bad news. Major Carls, who was eavesdropping outside the door, heard it and Major Dernie, who was eavesdropping outside the door, breathed a sigh of relief. The level in front of him finally subsided.
Desai seemed to have forgotten that the little fish and shrimps did not cause big waves, but the butterfly's wings might cause a storm.
Half an hour later, the battle from the mercenary group ended with an extremely clean victory as expected. Colonel Waldevsky and Major O'Hara invited all the officers of the Russian camp to participate in the name of a friendly party. Soaking in the special rum, more than a dozen Russian officers fell drunk on the ground, and without any sense, he was confused and ascended to the paradise described by the Orthodox sect.
The next battle was even more bloodless. After losing the constraints of the officers, the Poles and Irish people on the opposite side, and the Cossacks without war horses surrendered one after another. As for the Hungarians, Bohemia, Danes, and Egyptians, they were small and weak, and they could only act as fences. When the overall situation was decided, surrendering was the only wise choice.
In this way, the Desai Group incorporated the entire mercenary group without a single shot. Everyone was cheering, but the biggest contributor, Rusty, stayed in a room and met Colonel Desai alone, ready to bear the latter's anger and accusation.
"Give me a reason." Desai asked expressionlessly, holding a loaded pistol in his palm.
This is the first time in two days that Desai has faced Rusty himself. The latter's rainproof cloak has been taken off and his whole body is a French uniform without any military rank sign. Rusty is tall, with a thin body as thin as a wooden board, with a white face, a light yellow hair, and a thin and bright eyes. No matter where he is, his expression is still calm and composed. From beginning to end, Rusty doesn't care about his life and death, but is worried about uselessness, not to mention that he still shoulders the fate of more than 20,000 people.
"Please accept my allegiance!" Rusty said calmly.
"No, sir. His Majesty the Emperor is our common loyalty!" Desai shook his head.
"It was, but it's not here anymore. My companions and I returned to Madrid, and we only had one wish. We hope that you can rescue 21,000 French prisoners of war on the island of Cabrera, who were imprisoned by the Spanish. There are also our former subordinates, fellow countrymen, and relatives there."
Hearing Rusty's words, Desai's face was silent and his expression became serious. He finally understood what Rusty was trying to do, and the muzzle in his hand was pointed aside.
After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Bailan, Napoleon, under the persuasion of the generals, agreed to reach an agreement with the Spaniards to exchange captured officers, but still refused to pay a high ransom for 21,000 ordinary soldiers. The French monarch abandoned the soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the emperor's cause and ignored the fact that they were being cruelly persecuted by the Spaniards.
Desai was very clear about this history and was one of the most disgraceful events in the Napoleon era.
It was not until 6 years later, in 1814, after Napoleon's first abdication, that French prisoners of war on the island of Caffrera were released and returned to China. But at that time, less than 5,000 French soldiers survived, and more than 16,000 others were buried in quarries; or died of hunger and cold; and more, they committed suicide in despair.
The remaining 5,000 prisoners of war, with hatred for Napoleon, most of them were physically strong and joined the Bourbon troops. When Napoleon was restored, they were the only French soldiers who spontaneously resisted Napoleon and escorted Louis XVIII to flee abroad.
Lamenting Rusty's courageous loyalty, Desey silently agreed to the former's request and appointed Rusty as the staff officer of the Desay regiment. Of course, the plan to rescue prisoners of war requires an opportunity. The current ransom demand proposed by the Spaniard is really outrageous. A French prisoner of war is worth 500 francs, totaling more than 10 million francs. With the financial resources of the Desay regiment, it is simply an astronomical figure.
Chapter completed!