Chapter 2823 Shaken

If the Asa corps trained overseas performed well on the battlefield after returning, they could turn the tide and defeat the mighty Fiji regular army. This would certainly save the independence revolution, but it would also reflect the incompetence of the Continental Army.

The gentlemen of the Continental Congress, as well as most of the senior generals of the Continental Army, including George Vassar, only cared about winning the battle and expelling the invaders.

As for the method by which to win, relying on one's own strength, foreign friends, or aboriginal people to help achieve the goal is nothing more than a matter of face and is not important.

But Laval, who has a stubborn personality, is different. He can't get over this hurdle in his heart.

If in the end he had to rely on his most hated Asa people, his mother-killing enemies, to win the war and realize the revolutionary ideal, then...he would rather give up this damned ideal!

It was as if a demon was whispering in his ears, making him uneasy.

Rather than watch my enemy become a savior and be forced to thank the natives as an indispensable pillar in saving the Revolution, I, Benedict Laval, would sell my ideals and my soul , would rather curse the complete failure of the independent revolution!

Dedicated to the royalist camp, bowing the knee to King George; or singing the praises of the Asa people against their will-if there is a choice between the two, Laval would rather choose the former!

He would rather let Master Fei rule the New World than just watch the aborigines make a comeback in this land and show off their might!

Once this idea of ​​self-abandonment took root in his heart, it quickly sprouted and flourished, casting a lingering shadow in Laval's heart.

Up to now, Laval has despaired of the prospect of the independent revolution, and at the time when he was most spiritually empty, two strange guests suddenly came to visit him.

The two uninvited guests were led by Colonel John Andre, who was in charge of intelligence work in the Fizen Army, and his partner, Colonel Patrick Ferguson, the number one sharpshooter in the Fizhen Army known as the "King of Guns".

The reason why these two young and promising Fizhen officers ventured into the territory of the Continental Army was that they had two secret missions. Deposed Benedict LaVar changes the court.

Several of Laval's old subordinates had defected to the Feizhen camp before, and through their matchmaking, Andre and Ferguson learned that Laval was recuperating in a mountain town in the northern part of the Forge Valley, so they disguised themselves and sneaked into the control area of ​​the Continental Army, and visited General Laval at home.

John Andre is an excellent "lobbyist". Before he arrived, he had fully understood Laval's arrogant and paranoid character. Just put on a candid attitude and truthfully state your intentions.

As early as more than half a month ago, Laval received a joint letter submitted by his subordinates. He had a good opportunity to lead his troops to surrender to the enemy, but he still had a glimmer of hope for the victory of the independent revolution. Infamy, he gave up the chance to defect after repeated hesitation.

Afterwards, he was implicated, deprived of military power, and dispatched to a small town in a remote area. In fact, he regretted it privately.

The visits of Andre and Ferguson brought him an impassioned letter from Earl Winthrop and gave him another chance to change his family.

It stands to reason that Laval should have made up his mind and defected to Feizhen's camp, maybe there is still a chance to be reused and make great achievements on the battlefield.

However, this general with a complicated personality hesitated again.

The first time we met, although Colonel Andre showed the utmost enthusiasm and sincerity, Laval was unmoved. After hearing his intention, he got up coldly to see off the guests, and returned the earl's letter together.

Based on the principle of chivalry, Laval hated informants the most in his life. He did not betray his subordinates who were planning to defect, and now he does not want to disclose the visit of Andre and Ferguson to his immediate boss, George Vassar. He just warned them to leave as soon as possible. Stay out of trouble.

The first visit of Andre and Ferguson had hit a snag, but they were not discouraged, and they visited again after a short while.

This time, Laval still did not change his mind, impatiently ordered the eviction order, and clearly warned Andre and Ferguson that they are not welcome here, and they should not come again in the future.

Laval never expected that the two annoying guests turned back within less than an hour of leaving, and there was another guy with a bruised nose and a swollen face beside him. He was Spike, the guard who had followed Laval for many years!

"Your Excellency, General, we didn't intend to offend you. There is really an urgent matter, and we have to come back overnight to report to you."

Andre turned his head and glanced at the guard who had been beaten up by Ferguson and escorted back, and smiled helplessly.

"Your Excellency, after Patrick and I said goodbye to you, we found out that we were being followed not far away. For the sake of safety, we split up and blocked the stalker in the woods, asking him what he wanted to do."

"That guy had a guilty conscience and ran away. In the end, we caught up with the uniform and found out that it was your guard. He thought he was appointed by you to follow us secretly."

"It's not my order!" Laval's face was gloomy.

"Your Excellency, General, acted aboveboard. We believe your words, but there is one more question. Why did your guards follow us without your order?"

Andre shrugged.

"Your Excellency, your guards seem to doubt the identities of me and John. If you didn't reveal it, who else could it be?"

Patrick is not as well-spoken as his partner, with a strong smell of gunpowder in his words.

"I swear on my own honor that I will never reveal your identities to anyone!" Laval said angrily.

"That's weird, why are your guards following us so well?" Patrick asked coldly, "It's not because they are bored, or because John and I don't like me, so they followed us on their own initiative?"

"Give me a few minutes and talk to him alone."

With a wink, Laval took the guard to the next room, and came back alone a moment later, with resentment hard to hide on his face.

"Gentlemen, I'm sorry, the matter has been clarified. Spike is under the secret order of the headquarters to secretly monitor the strangers who come and go with me. If he finds any suspicious persons, he will report to the higher authorities."

"That is to say, George Vassar doesn't trust you at all. Not only did he deprive you of his command, he sent you to waste time in this small town, he also bought your guards, planted eyeliners around you, and monitored your every move. "Andrei sighed, "According to this, Patrick and I have been exposed, and there will be a large group of people coming to arrest us, right?"

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