Chapter 3025 The World Is Upside Down (Ⅱ)

The highest rank in this surrender team was Earl Winthrop's lieutenant general, General Thomas Cornwallis.

Rawls Winthrop himself was too embarrassed to lead the crowd to surrender, endured the public ridicule of his opponents, and excused himself from being unwell to attend the surrender ceremony.

In fact, as early as last night, the Earl had changed into casual clothes, and sneaked out of the port on the "Hunter" guided destroyer.

General Cornwallis was left behind by his boss to take the blame, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and barely maintain a gentleman's demeanor, holding Winthrop's ceremonial sword in both hands and walking towards the opposite camp of the Continental Army.

According to the surrender process, he should hand over the sword of honor to George Vasa, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

However, General Cornwallis seemed unwilling. He ignored George Vasa who was riding a white horse, and walked straight towards Prince Colofa, Admiral Helena, and General Viglaf with his sword in his hand.

Seeing this scene, people couldn't help but look at each other in astonishment.

Before others could react, Joan, who was standing next to Vasa, had a surprisingly high EQ, and realized that Kang Huali, an old boy, had no good intentions, and quickly gave Audrey a wink.

After being reminded by him, Audrey immediately came back to her senses, walked quickly behind her brother, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Prince Crofa nodded slightly, a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

At this time, General Cornwallis had already walked in front of the three of them, including Colofer, and respectfully presented his sword, surrendering on behalf of Earl Winthrop.

This unexpected scene annoyed and embarrassed all the generals of the Continental Army.

Thomas Cornwallis clearly looked down on the opponent of the "Continental Army". He would rather surrender to the Canaanites and Far Easterners who really defeated the Fizhen army than to George Vasa, who was purely hitchhiking and enjoying the benefits. The "Commander-in-Chief" surrendered.

In front of so many people from both sides, especially with hundreds of foreign journalists present, the most embarrassing person on the scene was undoubtedly George Vassar.

He had to admit that from Delin Town to Leiden City, the reason why the Continental Army was able to counterattack successfully and win many battles was inseparable from the strong support of allies from the Far East and Canaan.

Generals from abroad, such as Colofa, Helena, and Viglaf, were well-mannered when they worked with Vasa, and they all respected his authority as the commander-in-chief. In this battle, the allies from Canaan and the Far East are the protagonists, and the roles played by him and the soldiers of the Continental Army under his leadership are just the green leaves to set off the red flowers.

Under such circumstances, General Cornwallis was unconvinced by him and intentionally posed such a difficult problem for him, even if Vasa felt annoyed, it would be inconvenient for him to have an attack.

Fortunately, Colofa, Helena, and Viglaf were not stunned, and they did not let Kang Huali's plan of divorce come true. They tacitly refused to accept the sword, and signaled Kang Huali to hand over the sword to George Vaser. .

"General, your eyes don't seem to be very good. Our commander-in-chief is over there." Audrey taunted without losing the opportunity.

General Cornwallis felt bored, so he smiled awkwardly, turned back to George Wassama, and presented his sword.

George Vassar gathered the reins, did not take the sword, and said to Cornwally calmly: "Since His Excellency Winthrop was not present in person, you can hand over the sword to my chief of staff, General Green." .”

The commander-in-chief of the enemy army refused to attend the surrender ceremony in person, so according to the principle of reciprocity, Vasa did not need to give General Cornwallis this face.

Nathaniel Grinzer immediately stepped forward, took the sword from Cornwallis, and showed it to his own officers and soldiers, which drew thunderous cheers.

In the three years since the outbreak of the war, the Continental Army suffered so many defeats and was on the verge of extinction countless times. Now it finally ushered in the moment of elation, and many veterans even burst into tears with excitement.

Nathaniel Green couldn't help the redness of his eyes, barely restrained the excitement in his heart, and returned the saber to Thomas Cornwallis, ending the surrender ceremony.

Next, 20,000 Feizhen soldiers lined up and threw guns and other weapons at the designated place according to George Vasa's instructions, and were immediately escorted to the prisoner-of-war camp by the gendarmerie of the Continental Army. It will be a period of time waiting for them In the gloomy years, when to regain freedom depends on the direction of the future war.

At the same time, the prisoners of war of the Continental Army detained in the city were also released, and they were greeted with warm embraces from their comrades.

Among the liberated prisoners of war, the highest rank was General Charles Gates.

After two years, Major Edward Gates, a military mage of the Continental Army, was finally reunited with his father. He rushed up excitedly and warmly hugged the gray-haired haggard old man. Both father and son couldn't help crying.

The Battle of Leiden Harbor was undoubtedly the most important battle of the Revolutionary War so far, and the most glorious victory ever achieved by the Continental Army.

At the celebration banquet held that night, Joann, Edward, Thomas, Allen, Rebecca, Hylar, Audrey, Conti, Holden, Hylar and Tyndale brothers and other classmates gathered for a drink and talked about independence The prospect of war.

Edward and Audrey thought that the temporary victory meant nothing. The Winthrop Corps had been defeated, but don't forget that there was another Henry Clinton. In the hands of real people, the future of the War of Independence is bright, but the road is also tortuous. At least in one or two years, the war will not be able to completely win or lose.

Holden and Thomas were more optimistic. They believed that the destruction of the Winthrop Corps was a turning point in the War of Independence. The Continental Army had changed from a strategic defense to a strategic offensive. .

Of course, even the optimistic Holden and Thomas admitted that General Henry Clinton was a ruthless character. In the future, under the city of Midgard, there will inevitably be a more difficult and bloody battle than the Battle of Leiden Port!

If the Continental Army loses the Battle of Midgard, the Revolution may suffer some setbacks, but sooner or later it will have a bright ending.

But if Master Fei loses the city of Midgard, I'm sorry, he will lose all the colonies on the east coast of the New World in at least half a year, and he will be forced to pack up and leave!

Both the moderates and the optimists believe that the Filipinos have no energy left to support this colonial war across the oceans. The most sensible thing to do at the moment is to put aside the vanity of the "empire on which the sun never sets" and take the initiative to request peace talks with the Continental Army. There may still be a chance to end this war with dignity.

Joan also thinks that negotiation is the best option for Fizen authorities.

If it is not enough to say that the 20,000 Fijian regular soldiers laid down their arms and became prisoners in Leiden Port, it is not enough to affect the decision-making of the Fijian authorities, it can only show that the ruling group of this country has degenerated into a group of irrational gamblers, which is obviously not in line with the The international image of the government of Fiji.