Chapter 61 Surrender(2/3)
This situation is getting worse after the latest shipment of radishes.
You can often see two people standing and talking. One of them suddenly frowned with a solemn expression.
Then, you can hear a loud sound coming from the lower back part of the body.
After that, it’s time to cover your nose and hold your breath.
The beach was full of people living in temporary tents provided by the Ming army.
However, the Mediterranean climate is very good and it is not cold even in winter.
If this were in Russia, I believe there would be zombies everywhere.
The Ming army's side was a prosperous scene, but the French army's side was different.
The headquarters in Ajaccio is filled with an aura of death!
The trees on both sides of the road were hung with people who had been caught trying to escape.
Some people's corpses have decomposed, and countless flies have landed on the corpses and laid countless fly eggs.
Many corpses were covered with white maggots, and maggots fell to the ground from time to time.
The fat and red maggots squirmed and squirmed, trying to crawl back onto the corpse to feast.
But soon, these fat maggots will be discovered by the big black ants, and then they will call their companions to carry the fat maggots away.
Crows landed on the relatively fresh corpses and pecked at the flesh.
Occasionally, maggots crawl onto the bird's claws, and the crows shake them away impatiently.
If there is meat to eat, they generally don't eat these white bugs.
Haig stood in front of the second-floor window of the command post, watching crows pecking at the corpses of his subordinates.
The annoying smell of corpses makes people's brains ache.
As a last resort, Haig lit a cigarette.
Take a deep breath and the tobacco will glow bright red.
A refreshing coolness penetrated into the lungs, temporarily driving away the corpse odor.
"Commander, more than half of our people have fled. More than a hundred people are hanged every day!
The woods at the foot of Montestelo Mountain were already filled with hanging corpses.
They are all our men!
Commander, surrender!
At least give everyone a decent ending, otherwise...!"
"What else?"
Haig turned his head and looked at Johnny Depp who looked miserable.
"Otherwise, the soldiers will mutiny.
They will kill us or hand us over to the Ming army.
But I think we're all dead anyway.
In the past month, we have issued too many death orders. The soldiers hate us, and the officers hate us too.
If we go out at night, we will most likely be shot.
Even our guards are losing their loyalty."
Johnny Depp said carefully.
"Have the guards also turned traitor?" Haig's heart felt a little cold.
Some of the people in the guard have been with him for ten years.
From money to merit, he asked himself that he had not treated these people badly.
But at this point, even the guards have turned traitor.
"John!
I also know that the only way to save this team now is to surrender.
But anyone can surrender, but I cannot surrender.
I have a wife and children, and I have many, many family members in Paris.
If I surrender, none of them will survive.
Marshal Murat, you just promoted my son to colonel.
You know what he is capable of, he couldn't even be a lieutenant, but now he has become a colonel in the National Defense Forces.
John!
Your family is in Monaco, so you don't have so many worries.
Negotiate with the Ming people, go ahead.
Let Ming Dynasty send people to take your family out of Monaco, they have the ability."
After Haig finished speaking, he took a heavy drag on his cigarette.
The tobacco shone with a fiery red light, and curls of green smoke steamed up from the bright areas.
"Commander, you...!" Johnny Depp was very surprised. He did not expect that the old-fashioned Haig would actually agree to him leading the army to surrender.
"Leave me alone, I know you have established a secret channel with Daming.
Go ahead and do it, there are still 100,000 brothers waiting for a way out."
Haig took another drag on his cigarette.
Johnny Depp had nothing to say. He didn't expect that his little thoughts had actually been penetrated by Haig.
According to military regulations, Haig can shoot him now.
But Haig didn’t do that!
Stand at attention and salute!
Then exited Haig's office.
Haig stared at Johnny Depp as he walked out of the headquarters, smoking one puff after another.
A cigarette burned out quickly, and he lit another cigarette.
He smoked one cigarette after another until there was no cigarette left. The whole office was filled with smoke, and those who didn't know thought there was a fire.
Finally, I took the last puff of cigarette.
Haig pressed the smoking cigarette butt into the flower pot and fiddled with the emerald green leaves.
"Communications officer!" Haig picked up the phone and ordered inside.
"Commander!"
"Come to my office and run!" Without any unnecessary nonsense, Haig put down the phone.
Soon, communications manager Will ran to Haig's office, straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door of Haig's office.
"Come in!" Haig's voice was a little hoarse.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Will stood at attention and saluted.
"Record!" Haig spat out two words.
Wei Li immediately opened the communication folder and took out a pencil to record.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, Marshal Murat.
The Corsican troops are running out of food and ammunition and have gradually lost control.
The Ming army continued to press, and Corsica was expected to fall within three days.
I will abide by my oath, resist to the best of my ability, and swear to live and die with Corsica.
Farewell to His Majesty the Emperor! Farewell to Marshal Murat!
Farewell, France!
French Army Lieutenant General Douglas.
Yours sincerely, Haig.”
Haig took out his pocket watch and glanced at it: "December 23rd, 3:50 pm."
"Bah!" The pencil in Will's hand fell to the ground, and he hurriedly bent down to pick it up.
"Repeat!" Haig's voice was emotionless.
Will quickly read what Haig said again, and then handed over the telegram folder.
Haig dipped his quill in the ink and signed his name.
To be continued...