Chapter 1660 Arrival of Reinforcements (Ⅱ)

The governor of Norfolk saw through General Jumonville's mind, so he made up his mind to deploy troops to help Midgard. Only when the Midgardians completely defeated the Fiends in the northern battlefield could they shatter the last hope of General Jumonville. On that day, the Hailan people will surely retreat without a fight.

Joan received a letter from Colonel Vasa on June 16, and learned that he would lead 1,000 Alfheim militiamen from Leiden Port to board the ship early tomorrow morning, and go north along the Asa Bay to help. If there is no accident, the support army will arrive at Midgard Harbor next Sunday, June 24th.

Two of Joann's hometown friends, Dick Tyndale and Roger Tyndale, will also accompany Colonel Vassar on the expedition. The two brothers have repeatedly made military exploits on the southern front and have been promoted to cavalry captains, becoming the new generation of elite officers of the Yalfheim Corps.

On the morning of June 24, the troop carrier aboard the Vasa Corps arrived at the port of Leiden.

Joan was waiting on the pier early in the morning to welcome relatives and friends from his hometown. Governor Nichols was also very face-saving, and led the leading figures in the military and political circles of Midgard to welcome Colonel Vasa and his party, and expressed his sincere gratitude to the southern compatriots for their timely assistance.

Joan noticed that although Baron Laval also attended the welcoming ceremony, his expression was rather cold, which was in stark contrast to the enthusiastic Governor Nichols.

When meeting Colonel Vassar, Baron Laval showed aristocratic arrogance even more. It was not until Colonel Vassar stretched out his right hand and waited for no less than five seconds that he reluctantly shook hands with him.

Joan could see that Baron Laval looked down on Colonel Vassar from the bottom of his heart.

As for the reason, perhaps it was because Colonel Vasa was not of noble origin, and his qualifications and status in the army were far inferior to that of Baron Laval?

However, Joan is more inclined to believe that Baron Laval mainly looks down on Colonel Vassar's embarrassing achievements in the past, and does not understand why the Governor of Norfolk appointed a "failed general" as the commander of the reinforcements.

Baron Laval may have taboos, thinking that shaking hands with Colonel Vassar will not only damage his identity, but may also be tainted with the bad luck of repeated defeats.

Sir Custis has been in poor health since he returned from his visit to Stone Pillar Town. He did not come to the pier to greet Colonel Vasa in person today because he was ill. Ann sent a personal greeting to Colonel Vassar.

After these years of experience, Joan has somewhat understood the ways of the world. He guessed that the reason why Sir Custis did not come to meet Colonel Vassar at the pier today was to avoid embarrassment besides being ill.

George Vassar married the Lord's eldest daughter, Miss Martha, but due to various reasons, he did not attend his daughter's wedding.

If Sir Custis met his son-in-law in public, Colonel Vassar would definitely be surprised by the aging image of his father-in-law, who did not match his actual age.

Naturally, Colonel Vassar would also mention Martha and Rebecca, and then ask why his father-in-law has not heard from him for more than ten years and refuses to meet his relatives in his hometown...

Such domestic topics, which were natural enough, would embarrass Sir Custis.

Joan put himself in his shoes and thought that if he were Sir Custis, he would avoid meeting Colonel Vassar in public.

After Colonel Vassar and his entourage settled down, Joann frequently traveled back and forth between the Hermitage Manor and the barracks, and was forced to act as a postman for Sir Custis and Colonel Vassar's son-in-law, instead of helping them Sending the message is to deliver the letter on behalf of him, which makes him very hard.

Sir Custis and Colonel Vassar both felt sorry for causing him to travel back and forth, but they had no choice but to recognize Joan. It was inconvenient for Weng and his son-in-law to disclose family privacy to outsiders, so they could only entrust Joan To convey on behalf of.

"You can trust me so much, you are not afraid that I will leak the secret?"

Joan asked Colonel Vassar and Sir Custis about this question.

The answers of Weng and son-in-law were surprisingly consistent.

"You are also our family, if you can't trust you, who else can you trust?"

Joan was deeply moved by this, but also a little uneasy.

He wasn't sure, what did Rebecca think about this problem? Should he stop thinking about the past grievances and treat himself as a family member like his brother-in-law and father, or would he still be brooding over the breakup two years ago and regard Joan Vida as the most hated man in the world?

When Colonel Vasa came to Midgard this time, he told Joan that Martha missed him very much, and asked Colonel Vasa to bring him gifts, all of which were local products produced by the White House Manor, but there was no Mentioned if Rebecca had a message for him.

Joan knew that Colonel Vassar was a very careful person and would never neglect other people's entrustments. Since he deliberately did not mention Rebecca, it showed that Rebecca had nothing to say to him, Joan Vida, or nothing nice words...

The grievances between himself and Rebecca were like a nail buried in his heart, and after two years it was still stinging faintly, making it hard for him to let go.

When the time came to July, Joan got another piece of good news.

The victory of the Battle of Lake Aosta finally prompted the imperial family, the cabinet, and the Holy See to reach a consensus, and decided to send a force from the empire to travel across the ocean to the Midgard colony to participate in the war, to assist compatriots in the New World to defend their homes, and to jointly fight against the Invaders from the North.

On July 17, 1622, under the escort of the Imperial Navy fleet, reinforcements led by Imperial Marshal Prince Sigmont marched into the port of Midgard.

Imperial Marshal Prince Sigmund Hansenberg is a well-known general in the world. He has never been defeated in commanding battles throughout his life, and is known as the "God of the Imperial Army".

Not long ago, Governor Nichols expressed emotion in an interview with the Midgard Tribune:

"Everyone in Midgard should be grateful to Prince Sigmund. Thanks to the firm support of His Majesty the Marshal, His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister Earl Muller agreed to send more troops to the New World."

Not only that, but the old Marshal went to great lengths to personally lead the troops across the oceans. It can be seen that this "Imperial Army God" has realized that this is a war that he cannot afford to lose.

Governor Nichols even publicly asserted in an interview: "Whether we can win this war aimed at fighting for the monopoly of magic crystal resources in the New World is not only related to the survival of our Midgard colony, but also directly affects the fate of the Holy Ashan Empire." The fate of the country rises and falls."

In the afternoon, in addition to Midgard Governor William Nichols, there were three important generals who greeted His Majesty the Marshal at the port, namely Baron Benedict Laval, Commander of the Midgard Colonial Garrison, and representatives of the Allies of the Asa Logan Volsunger, and the commander of the Yalfheim Corps, George Vasa, who had just come to support from the south not long ago.

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