Chapter 2802 Farmer King

In mid-May 1627, the Fizen Legion led by Rawls Winthrop went south to attack Alfheim, won the victory, and stationed there to rest after capturing Port Prince.

During this one-month rest period, Earl Winthrop and his staff were not idle, and they did two major events that caused widespread controversy in the international public opinion circle.

The first thing is how to deal with the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the Continental Army who were defeated and surrendered.

Senior military officers like Charles Gates would not be mistreated even if they were prisoners of war, and there is still hope that they will survive until the day when they will regain their freedom through the exchange of prisoners of war.

As for the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Continental Army under his command, the situation is not so good.

At first, Earl Winthrop sent a letter to the Fizen cabinet, hoping to pack all the prisoners of war and send them back to Fizen as a birthday gift to His Majesty King George III.

However, after Prime Minister North asked King George for instructions, he replied politely rejecting the kindness of His Excellency the Governor, and also revealed the difficulties of His Majesty the King in the letter.

Generally speaking, George III was a mediocre, conservative and simple man. The greatest joy in his life was hunting and doing farm work. He lived a simple life and did not like to put on airs. The colony is more concerned about the livelihood of the native farmers and the joys and sorrows of their families, especially their beloved daughters.

Such a His Majesty the King who changed his casual clothes and was thrown on the street as an uncle, won a not-so-sounding but very appropriate nickname in the domestic public opinion circles - "Farmer George".

There are also gossip claims that as the "farmer king" grows older, his mental state also shows worrying symptoms, sometimes sentimental, sometimes crazy, as to whether there is really a hidden danger of going crazy, it is not known.

The letter that George III asked Lord North to convey to Earl Winthrop showed the repressed and tangled inner world of the ruler of the "Empire on which the sun never sets".

King George first congratulated Earl Winthrop on his victory in the colonies, and then pointed out that he did not want him to send back more than 20,000 prisoners of war.

King George confessed that he hated these traitors and thieves, but he couldn't bear to punish them all for treason.

According to His Majesty's own wishes, he might as well take the opportunity of his birthday and National Day to issue an amnesty decree to pardon these rebellious subjects. At the same time, he also hoped that his kindness could persuade the rebels in the colonies to lay down their arms and return to the embrace of the motherland.

It's a pity that His Majesty's plan failed to gain the support of the Fizen Council under the control of the "hawks" forces, and was criticized as "naive" and "weak" by the tough members of parliament!

George III was annoyed and helpless, unlike his ancestors who were exiled or beheaded by the parliament, he had the courage to fight against the parliament. In extreme anger, he picked up the bright imperial scythe, rushed into the royal manor, and personally harvested two Ridge of wheat!

After venting his anger, King George III still had to face the reality, had to give up his original intention, and instructed Earl Winthrop to dispose of the prisoners of war by himself—kill or release them, it was up to him!

Anyway, don't send it back, so that His Majesty the King can keep his ears clean, and out of sight, out of mind.

Now it's the governor's turn to have a headache.

More than 20,000 prisoners of war, but more than 20,000 mouths...

Being locked up in a prisoner-of-war camp, eating, drinking, and drinking every day was a huge expense, which put a huge pressure on the already tight military supply of the Fizennan Corps.

Earl Winthrop certainly didn't want to raise these prisoners of war for nothing, and it was not worthwhile to drive them to hard labor, and he had to worry about their escape or riot.

Bannister Winthrop, known as the "Bloody Prince", proposed that all these prisoners of war should be shot, and that would be the end of it.

This saves trouble, but it is too inhumane. It will not only anger other rebel parties in the colony and prompt them to give up their chances to fight desperately, but also cause extremely bad influence on public opinion, and even cause domestic anti-war protests and impeachment.

Earl Winthrop reprimanded his son, and after careful calculation, he finally decided to classify the prisoners of war.

Your Excellency the Governor first summoned the chaplains who accompanied the army, instructed them to go to the prisoner-of-war camp to recruit them, and used magic spells such as "discerning lies" and "field of honesty" to test the soldiers, screen out the prisoners who sincerely surrendered, and incorporate them into the servant army .

After some screening, more than 6,000 people successfully passed the customs, accounting for one-third of the total number of prisoners.

The remaining prisoners of war were loaded onto slave ships in batches, sent to Atlantis Island in the southern part of the Ocean of Storms, and sold to local plantation owners or indigenous princes.

Earl Winthrop has a wide network of contacts, and has already contacted the buyers. The price of these prisoners of war sold as slaves is very cheap, and they don't expect to make money, as long as they can get back the freight.

There were many "sons of liberty" eyeliners in Port Prince. The news that a large number of prisoners of war were being escorted onto the ship quickly reached the ears of the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Vasa. Of course, he could not sit idly by.

General Vasa hastily sent a letter to the Continental Congress, and at the same time sent a message to the former Freeport "Pirate Speaker" Herrell Run and the captain of the "Herlinghorn" Aaron Green, requesting them to summon the heroes at sea, Try to rescue the prisoners of war on the slave ship.

General Vasa's call was positively responded to. One day in early June, the "Herlinghorn" suddenly appeared on the sea in the mist, and used the tactics of "striking east and west" to distract the escort warships. The slave ship successfully rescued some prisoners of war.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Later that day, the newly renovated "Hunter" led two magical destroyers of the same model to directly teleport to the warring sea area.

The "Herlinghorn" was outnumbered and narrowly escaped the siege of three guided destroyers, and its pirate allies also retreated one after another seeing the bad situation.

The "Hunter" and its two companion ships joined the escort, and the pirates had no choice but to watch the slave fleet sail away. There were still more than 10,000 prisoners on board who could not be rescued. After more than a month of voyage, , was finally delivered to Alterlantis.

Located in the south of the equator and surrounded by the ocean, Atlantis Island covers an area of ​​nearly 7 million square miles and is the largest island in the world of Vales.

Many people think that Atlantis should be regarded as a new continent and call it "Aozhou". However, the academic circles define Atlantis as an island, and on this basis, they have formulated the principle of distinguishing between continents and islands.

The crustal plate larger than Atlantis is the continent, and Atlantis and smaller plates are all included in the ranks of islands.