Chapter 1515 Resignation

Joan's leisurely vacation in his hometown lasted until late March.

On March 24, the headquarters of the Yalfheim Corps stationed in Derlin received news that General Charles Gates was about to return from his injury and resume command of the Corps.

While General Gates is recuperating from his injuries, Colonel George Vassar, the acting commander, will return to Port Leiden, the capital of the colony, to report on his duties after the transfer of command.

This news was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in the Corps.

People dare not talk nonsense publicly, but they are discussing in private, what fate will the Alfheim Corps usher in after General Gates returns?

Under the leadership of Colonel Vasa, although the Alfheim Corps lost more than they won, they were united and their morale was high, and they were not defeated after many fiascos.

Especially in the past month of stationing in Delin Town, the troops have greatly improved in terms of personnel, equipment and training. They also defeated the enemy two weeks ago and won the victory in the defense of Delin Town.

Right now, the combat power of the Yalfheim Corps is in its best state since the outbreak of the war. Officers and soldiers at all levels are gearing up, eager to follow Colonel Vasa to beat the enemy and drive the invaders out of the Brass Pass. What is the rhythm of such a transfer order?

Joan also felt that this approach of the colonial authorities was unwise. General Gates came out again, and he was suspected of "stealing the fruits of victory".

But from a rational point of view, General Gates, as the highest military officer of the Yalfheim colony, came to the front to take over the command and fulfill his mission, which is beyond reproach.

Moreover, the original commander of the corps was General Gates. Under his personal command, the performance of the Alfheim Corps was still very good. Injured, it was not George Vassar's turn to take over command.

Regardless of seniority or record, it cannot be said that it was a bad decision for General Gates to replace Colonel Vassar in charge of the southern defense.

As for whether there was selfishness behind this transfer and whether it involved a high-level power struggle, Qiao An didn't know the inside story, and it was hard to jump to conclusions.

Colonel Vassar seemed calm about his transfer of duties. He told Joan in private that he had received a letter from the Governor of Norfolk, and that he would be resting at home for a period of time, and that he might be sent to Midgard to perform official duties.

Colonel Vassar did not specify what official duties he performed, but Joan guessed that it was mostly related to the threat of war facing the northern colonies.

Joan is not an official member of the Yalfheim Corps. This time he returned to his hometown to join the war. He volunteered to help out. Now that the crisis in Delin Town has been resolved, he did not want to serve under General Gates, so he decided to follow Colonel Vasa. resign.

Colonel Vassar not only did not object to Joan's decision to resign, but also happily invited him to accompany him to go home for vacation.

"Joan, in the past year since you left Port Layton, Martha has missed you very much and often thinks about you. Although Rebecca refuses to admit it, we can all see that no one misses you more than her. It's rare If you have the opportunity to return home to visit your relatives, why not accompany me back to the White House Manor and give Martha and Rebecca a surprise."

Colonel Vassar didn't mention Rebecca, but when he mentioned Rebecca, Joan immediately felt ashamed.

Recalling the scene of breaking up with Rebecca, the tears in the girl's eyes and the heartbroken look, Joan really couldn't muster up the courage to step into the White House Manor again, so she declined Colonel Vassar's invitation on the pretext of being busy with her studies. On the last day of March, I bid farewell to relatives and friends in my hometown such as Conti, Jamie, Gray, Roger, and Dick, and took Ruby to leave Derlin Town and return to Midgard City.

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After arriving home, Joan first went to the tutor to sell the vacation.

Professor Moriarty was visibly relieved to see his students returning safely, and picked up the newspaper on the table to ask Joan:

"Did the Alfheim Corps really win a big battle in Delin Town and capture a senior enemy officer?"

Joan took a look at the "Midgard Tribune" handed over by her instructor, and found that the report was more in line with the facts. Based on the news report, she told the instructor about the progress of the southern war, including many The details and the latest news that the front-line reporters have no way of knowing, such as the Yalfheim Corps just changed its commander yesterday, and Colonel Vasa was replaced by General Gates.

"It's not a good sign to change the generals on the front line. It must involve the power struggle of the Yalfheim authorities behind it."

Professor Moriarty lit his pipe, took a deep breath, but did not continue to discuss this topic, and said thoughtfully:

"It seems that the war in the south will continue for a while, and the next thing we will see is the conflict between Midgard and Jotunheim in the north."

Regardless of the political articles in the newspaper or Joan's personal experience, they all tend to believe that the Kingdom of Feizhen and the Kingdom of Ocean Blue have formed an alliance in an attempt to carve up the colonies of the Ashan Empire in the New World.

General Jumonville was waging war in the South, and the Phi people were happy to see it succeed.

The more the Jumonville Corps attacked and plundered the city of Yalfheim, the more it aroused the anxiety of the imperial authorities, forcing the imperial authorities to send troops across the ocean from the mainland to rescue the colony of Yalfheim - the most important part of the empire. grain producing area.

In fact, Master Fei’s expectations were indeed fulfilled. At the beginning of the year, the imperial authorities were dissatisfied with the poor performance of Colonel Vasa's consecutive defeats, and appointed General Bled to lead a force from the mainland to Yalfheim for reinforcements and take over the command.

In hindsight, the move was disastrous.

The proud and conceited General Bled didn't understand the reality of the New World at all. He insisted on going his own way when he arrived at the front line. His relationship with the colonial government was very tense, and he publicly discriminated against the aborigines of the Asa people, which deeply angered the original plan to send troops. The Algonquins who aided Yalfheim's corps ended up in a tragic end of self-destruction, and almost wiped out Yalfheim's elite army.

The period when Colonel Vasa led the defeated army to retreat to Delin Town was the most critical stage of the war in the south, and it was also the best time for Master Fei to launch a war in the north.

However, I don't know whether it was because the decision-making process of the Fizen authorities was too cumbersome or because of the strong opposition from the domestic opposition parties. And Sir Laval, down to the ordinary residents of the Midgard colony, have been terrified for more than a month, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

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