Chapter 2808 Gun Purchase Scandal

Adam Maflin's defense for himself... really can't be said to be completely unreasonable.

However, the evidence shows that General Ma Fulin took a large kickback in this transaction, which is also true.

With the enemy at hand, who can calmly and rationally analyze whether General Ma Fulin's actions are beneficial or harmful?

In the face of raging public opinion and shouts of beatings and killings all over the city, the Continental Congress had no choice but to adjudicate General Adam Mafflin on suspicion of collaborating with the enemy and corruption, and relieve him of his military duties.

At the beginning, General Ma Fulin was strongly recommended by Mr. Jefferson. Now that the Ma Fulin case has occurred, at least the charges of corruption cannot be cleared. People can't help but wonder whether Mr. Jefferson also got kickbacks from the military purchase case?

Although there is no evidence that Mr. Jefferson is involved in corruption, it is definitely not wrong to be labeled as "unknown person" on his head.

Affected by the Ma Fulin case, Alexander Jefferson's reputation in Leiden Port plummeted. The bigger the roll, the more messy things can't be cleaned up.

Mr. Jefferson was exhausted physically and mentally, and had no choice but to write to his fellow countryman, General Vassar.

In this letter, Jefferson asked George Vassar for help, asking him to quickly dispatch a capable general who was born in the south, lead as many troops as possible back to his hometown, preside over the defense of Layton Port, turn the tide, and help the building. Will pour.

General Vassar did not disappoint his fellow countrymen, and immediately dispatched his old man Nathaniel Green, who had accompanied him on the day when he joined the army, and shared joys and sorrows, to lead his troops to Leiden Port to preside over the overall situation, and under the leadership of Cavalry Colonel Audrey With Rosenthal Zion's strong self-recommendation, she was appointed as General Green's lieutenant general, and they went south to help.

This is indeed a correct decision, but it was already mid-June when the troops were sent out, and the rescue came too late.

At the beginning of July 1627, the two cavalry brigades of the Continental Army led by General Green and Colonel Audrey were still on their way south, and Earl Winthrop’s army had already approached the southern capital of Layton Port.

At the critical juncture, the representatives of the "Continental Congress" lived up to expectations and fled in a panic again, taking the "Herlinghorn" to sea, and it is said that they went to Galti Island for "summer vacation".

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The gentlemen and gentlemen of the "Continental Congress" turned into Rufeng and hammered the last nail in the "coffin board".

The garrison in Leiden City was originally understrength, with outdated weapons and lack of effective organization. Now that the war is approaching, the "representatives of public opinion" slipped away first, and even the biggest official in the city, the chairman of the city council, Alexander Jefferson, Mr.—he didn't come forward to appease the people, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Most likely, he also ran away. Once the news came out, it caused a devastating blow to the morale of the soldiers and civilians who stayed behind.

In this situation, the battle of Leiden City was doomed before it even started.

The battle started on July 7, and the garrison in the city retreated after only a symbolic resistance for half a day.

Afterwards, in a letter to Prime Minister North, Earl Winthrop commented on the opponent's performance in this campaign in a cynical tone:

"In the battle of Leiden City, the resistance of the rebels to our army was slightly weaker than the resistance of the nutcrackers to the nutcracker."

On the evening of July 7, Fizen's army easily captured the city of Leiden.

At the same time, a cavalry regiment led by Lord Bannister Winthrop did not participate in the siege operation, and rushed to Mount Vernon outside the city at full speed.

Bannister's mission was to capture alive Mrs. Martha Custis Vassar, the wife of George Vassar, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.

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On the afternoon of July 7, 1627, a farmer stumbled into Mount Vernon, covered in blood, and anxiously revealed to the manor housekeeper Heimdall that Fizen's army was coming to the manor, urging everyone to run!

Heimdall immediately told the news to the sisters Martha and Rebecca, reminding the hostess that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, and it is better to seek refuge in the south as soon as possible.

In fact, as early as a week ago, the Custis sisters had learned from the family letter sent by General Vasa that the Feizhen army was marching southward to the city of Leiden, and had sent most of the relatives, friends and servants in the manor to Germany in advance. Lin Zhen went to take refuge, leaving only a few servants to accompany them to wait and see at home, hoping that the situation will improve in the future.

The two sisters were reluctant to flee from their hometown, but they had no choice but to do what they wanted, and the situation deteriorated faster than they expected. Now the city of Leiden was surrounded by the invaders, and even the manor outside the city was in danger.

Mrs. Martha forced herself to be calm, and summoned her servants and servants to escort the caravan carrying property and food to the town of Derlin. She, her sister Rebecca, and housekeeper Heimdall stayed at the end to inquire about the news. They came to loot Mount Vernon, and it was too late for the three of them to cast a spell to teleport away.

Rebecca thinks more than her sister.

At this juncture, she was still worried about her classmates, friends and teachers in the city, and planned to go to the city to see the situation of Leiden College.

Of course, this plan was strongly opposed by Mrs. Martha. No matter how much Rebecca claimed that she had the ability to protect herself, she would never allow her sister to take risks in the city and take the initiative to jump into the "pit of fire" that was full of chaos!

Rebecca couldn't convince her overly nervous sister, she couldn't help but sighed, and muttered to herself:

"It would be great if Joan was still here, and he can easily settle any troubles."

When Mrs. Martha heard her sister's sigh, her heart moved, she came over and asked Rebecca tentatively: "I heard that Joan became a professor at a university in the Far East, and he is also highly valued by the emperor of the Far East. Send him a 'short message technique', just say you miss him..."

"I didn't!" Rebecca categorically denied it, but her ears couldn't help feeling faintly hot.

Mrs. Martha took a deep look at her younger sister, and said with a sneer, "You're left with a stubborn mouth!"

"Martha! Joan has his own career to be busy, and it is very hard to do scientific research and write papers. We are not dying, so there is no need to disturb his clean life!"

Of course Mrs. Martha could tell that her sister's words revealed a hint of resentment. She wanted to persuade her a few words but was afraid of doing something wrong with her good intentions, so she could only smile wryly and stop mentioning the name Joan Vida.

The two sisters changed the topic in a tacit understanding, and turned to discussing whether Leiden City can be defended, and if it cannot be defended, what is the future of the independent revolution...

The Custis sisters didn't realize that the name they just mentioned had triggered the "myth alert", and through the invisible and ubiquitous passive monitoring network, a few words of the sisters were conveyed to the ears of the parties concerned.