"I will, Your Majesty."
Edmond Dantès made a promise to the young man.
He really hopes to do everything possible to save his life - but his purpose is not to covet the rewards in the future, but to continue to achieve great things with the young people, so that his life, which has fallen to the bottom for a while, will have a brilliant result.
The reason why Aiglon said what he just said was not for some political performance or to win over the other party. He sincerely hoped that the Count of Monte Cristo could continue to follow him and move towards his destined legendary ending.
Although he had saved Edmond Dantès's life, deep down in his heart, he had sincere respect for this heroic and courageous hero.
Although the two people have a master-slave relationship, during this period of interaction, they have developed some close friendships with each other - and Aigron, who has lacked interpersonal communication since he was a child, has almost never had a real friend.
So from a personal perspective, Aigron doesn't want to lose this friend easily.
After the two people said take care of each other, Edmond Dantès left with great determination. He will then convey His Majesty's instructions to everyone in his team, letting them know that they can learn from His Majesty. How many gifts have been received there.
And Aigron was not idle after sending Count of Monte Cristo away. He came to the camp where his advisor, Major Hench and others lived.
At this time, the major was also standing with his colleagues, seeming to be discussing something. When they saw Aigron walking in, they immediately stopped talking, and then saluted the young man together.
Aiglon returned the greeting silently while sizing up these people.
It seems that these Austrian officers are not in good condition, especially the major himself. Judging from the thick circles on his face, his sleep quality must have been very poor recently.
"Major, you don't seem to be sleeping well?" he asked Major Hench.
"Rather, it's a bit surprising to me that you look so calm and composed, Your Highness." Major Hench replied with a wry smile, "These days, your officers are as hard to rest as I am, but seeing as the senior Commander, you are still so calm, I feel relieved."
Like other officers, Major Hench also felt troublesome about the Mesolonghion Fortress, especially after several attacks suffered setbacks.
When Aiglon decided to attack Messolonghion at the beginning, although he was a little hesitant, seeing the young man's persistence, he did not object vocally. But now that the entire army suffered a defeat under the city, he already felt a little vague in his heart. Shaken.
However, he himself also knew that the more difficult the situation, the more he must not show wavering, otherwise the morale of the army would be shaken, so when he saw Aigron still looking so confident, he felt relieved.
"Whether I am happy or depressed, the facts that have happened will not change. There is no point in worrying, so I won't worry about it at all." Aigron replied calmly, "What matters is how to change the status quo."
As Aigron's confidant, Major Hench certainly knew about Aigron's plan, so he made an inquiry. "So, how's it going with the Count of Monte Cristo?"
"The progress is pretty good," Aigron replied. "He just told me that he has found his deputy and will conduct actual combat exercises next."
"Great!" After hearing this answer, the major breathed a sigh of relief. "Hopefully he will act soon, whether it is success or failure, at least we should get a result early."
In the major's view, it would be best if everything succeeded, but if it suffered a setback in Mesolonghion and had to return without success, although it would be terrible, it would not be a catastrophic result.
The worst result is to drag it on, wasting troops and morale here, and eventually consuming all the capital that I have finally accumulated.
"I know, but the more this happens, the less anxious you can be." Aigron shook his head, "But I still decided to give him a little more time, no matter what, I must first ensure the success rate of the operation. During this time, the frontal attack and The bombardment cannot stop, we must win no matter what!"
He has always been a gambler, and he dares to bet on others and even his own life, but he is not a lunatic who loses red-eyed. He is only willing to show his cards when he ensures that he has a certain winning rate - if the time has not come yet , then we can only continue to wait.
"Okay, your idea is right." Under his insistence, Major Hench nodded in approval, and then he changed the subject, "But in that case, I have a suggestion."
"What proposal?" Aiglon asked.
"Send an envoy to Mesolonghion and discuss with the garrison commanders a temporary ceasefire on a certain day in order to collect the dead on the front line." The major finished in one breath.
Aigron looked at the major and suddenly understood the other party's intention.
On the one hand, if the dead are not restrained, it will not only damage the morale of our soldiers, but also increase the risk of plague outbreaks, so it really needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
On the other hand, during the truce, there is no need to persist in the attack, which can reduce the casualties of the army, and can also temporarily show weakness to paralyze the will of the defenders.
This is excellent advice in every sense of the word.
"This is a good idea." Aigron nodded, but immediately raised questions, "But how to choose the envoy? I'm not sure whether they will accept our conditions."
"I can't guarantee that they will accept it, but it is worth a try." The major replied, "First of all, I think they are not willing to suffer the plague. Secondly... you have a surname that is famous all over the world, even if you are your enemy. , the other side will also listen to you."
Having said this, he smiled slightly again, "As for the candidate of the envoy, let's decide on the prisoners we captured during the march. They haven't had time to be sent to the Peloponnese... You can Choose two or three of them as messengers to enter the fortress with your letter.”
Then, he added, "I have secretly interrogated these prisoners. They are quite satisfied with their treatment after being captured, and they have heard that you have released prisoners in previous battles and never killed them. Or he has mistreated prisoners, so he has a good impression of you, and at least I admire you for your persistence in morality."
"Really?" Aigron was a little surprised for a moment.
He didn't expect that there would be times when he would be considered "upholding morality".
But he soon figured out why.
Since the war of independence began in Greece, the rebel army and the Turkish army that came to suppress it have been fighting for years. They have already had a blood feud with each other. While the two sides are fighting, their swords will inevitably fall on ordinary civilians.
There are countless incidents of Turkish soldiers killing people, setting fires, and forcibly selling local people as slaves in Greece; the rebel army also carried out many massacres of the MSL group.
This bloody fight is not so much a struggle for independence and liberation as it has turned into a great national vendetta, and the hatred has accumulated deeper and deeper with one massacre after another, almost to the point of disunity. The point of wearing heaven.
But in this situation where both sides were furious, Aigron, who participated in the battlefield, showed restraint because he had no national hatred.
He only killed and wounded the enemy troops during the battle, and did not abuse the prisoners too much after capturing them. He even released prisoners on the battlefield, and he hardly used force on civilians - compared to the two parties who were already fighting, his approach was It was a breath of fresh air.
Of course, he also had his own considerations in doing this, and it was not out of kindness. In order not to dirty his hands, he once planned to hand over all the prisoners to the Greeks - and Theresa, who stayed in Mesoni, was out of trouble. Out of compassion, he just handed over all the officers and kept most of the soldiers as prisoners for hard labor.
Regardless of the reason, in short, although he has been at war with the Turkish army for a long time so far, his reputation with the other party is actually not bad.
In the final analysis, it is not about how great and upright he is, but that when everyone's lower limit has been lowered, he still maintains the basic lower limit, which is enough to be respected.
From this point of view, it is indeed possible for his words to be listened to by the other party.
"Okay, let's do it!" So Aigron nodded and agreed to the major's proposal.
After Aiglon gave the order, his will was quickly carried out.
Soon, on the second day, several soldiers escorted two selected prisoners out of the trenches, and then cautiously walked towards the wall of the bastion.
They held a huge white flag in their hands, indicating their status as military envoys.
As they approached the trench in front of the bastion, sporadic gunfire erupted from the city walls, but the gunfire soon subsided, apparently as the officers stopped the soldiers from firing.
The group then stopped in front of the ditch, and the two Turkish prisoners shouted loudly in Turkish who they were and their request to forward Monsignor Bonaparte's letter.
In the camp, Aigron and his officers were also watching nervously, looking forward to the next development.
Fortunately, everything went as they wished. After a period of silence, several military envoys with white flags also walked out from the sloping wall of the bastion, and then came to these people, and then they talked with the prisoners in Turkish. After waiting for a while and confirming their identities, they handed over to Aiglon's soldiers and took the prisoners back.
And their mission as envoys has been fulfilled - Aiglon's letter will be brought to the hands of the fortress commander along with them.
This letter was specially translated into Turkish by Eglund.
In this forwarded letter, Aigron was not stupid enough to persuade the defenders to surrender - he did not have much advantage in the current situation, and even if he persuaded them to surrender, it would only fall on deaf ears, so he would rather not humiliate himself.
In the letter, he praised the other party's courage and perseverance, and then briefly expressed his hope for a one-day truce the day after tomorrow in order to collect the remains and prevent both sides from suffering a sudden plague.
Of course, at the end of the letter, Aiglon still insisted on his pride, declaring that he would continue to besiege Mesolongion until it fell into his hands.
After the letter was delivered to the fortress, the fortress fell into silence again, but only on the second day, several military envoys with white flags walked out of the bastion, and then crossed the open space between the two sides and came to Among the lines on Aiglon's side.
Naturally, they received the courtesy they deserved, and the letter brought by the messenger was quickly delivered to Aigron.
Aiglon immediately had the letter translated.
"Dear Duke Lechstadt
I don’t think you have heard of my name, but please allow me to venture to tell you that my name is Ibrahim Mustafa Omar, and I am an officer in the Turkish army.
Your last name is so dazzling that until this moment, I still respect you full of respect, and I also know that my name cannot be compared with yours.
However, I really cannot understand why you want to participate in this rebellion and become enemies of the great Sultan, because we have never been your enemies at any time before.
It is meaningless to talk about these things now. You are already at war with us, and my task is to stick to this and prevent your intentions from succeeding.
But this does not mean that we hate each other. For the benefit of both of us, I agree to your request and allow you to send people to collect the remains of the soldiers tomorrow.
I deeply regret the deaths of your brave men, and I congratulate you on having such loyal and sacrificial soldiers.
You said in your letter that you would continue to attack until the day of victory.
I respect your perseverance, and unnecessary words are meaningless. You hope to win, and I also hope to win, so we have to continue to speak with swords and guns. I will continue to defend until you retreat.
Allah will bless us. "
After reading this letter, Aigron had mixed feelings for a while.
The content of the letter was neither humble nor arrogant, expressing both respect for him and determination to confront him, so Aigron was not angry after reading it, but instead developed a good impression of the commander of the garrison.
Although the other party persisted here, causing losses to his army and making him anxious and troubled, the other party was doing his duty faithfully, so he had nothing to hate.
As the other party said, both sides hope to win, and in the end they can only speak with swords - and only swords are the most convincing.
Anyway, at least now his goal has been achieved.
Aiglon accepted the letter and politely sent it back to the military envoys, asking them to bring back his tribute to Ibrahim Mustafa Omar.
Then on the next day, both armies kept their promise and did not fire at each other again, and Aigron was able to send out unarmed work teams to collect the remains on the battlefield.
Of course, this was just a moment of calm. Under the water, undercurrents were already surging, and he was secretly looking forward to it.
