"Gentlemen... we are faced with a choice... or rather... I would like to hear your opinions now. Should we still go to Jilong Mountain..."
Van Rodeson-Cogent faced the window and turned his back to the crowd. Because as the commander-in-chief, he had damaged the expeditionary force to this point, he no longer had the courage to face the eyes of everyone... Inferiority, depression,
Annoyance, regret, and all the negative emotions weighed on his heart. Once upon a time, he even thought of committing suicide by drinking a bullet...
If it weren't for his wife and children waiting for him at home...
"God..."
Van Rodeson Gurang lowered his head and let out a sigh...
And the only response to him was silence and a prayer after taking off his hat...
The whole room fell into an extremely sad atmosphere. Just a moment ago, many of them were soaked in the cold water and were fished out by other ships. Too many soldiers were lost in this attack.
Life, and they had to face another difficult decision after boarding the ship... That was to scuttle all the ships that had lost their masts and send them to the bottom of the sea...
The remaining twenty-eight ships are pulling less than 20,000 remaining soldiers... and continue to sail toward the southwest. Almost everyone knows in their hearts that they can no longer withstand any war, but no one
Just tell this fact.
After a moment of silence, Chief of Staff Barry Kevins took the lead in expressing his opinion... and it was also their only choice...
"Your Majesty General, as the Chief of Staff, I have an obligation to advise you... We... have been completely defeated... Please do not continue to expand losses due to unrealistic ideas. I propose... to go to Malacca to organize supplies.
, and then through India and Africa, back to our motherland, the Netherlands... I... will also accompany you to bear the responsibility for this failure..."
"No!! Chief of Staff! General!! This is not the responsibility of you two!! This is the responsibility of those bureaucrats!! It is the responsibility of those politicians!! They have no idea how powerful the other party is and they rashly launched this fight
An unwinnable war!! This is blind!! It is very arrogant!! Irresponsible!! They are the ones who should be blamed for this failure!! It should not be you!!"
"You're right!! Well said, Major Selins!! I think so too!! This is not the responsibility of His Excellency the General!! Your Excellency the General and the Chief of Staff have tried their best to keep us alive today.
! If it weren’t for them and someone else would be in charge! I believe it! Let’s not say 20,000 now! I’m afraid none of them can escape!!”
"But even if we all know it! Each of us knows it in our hearts! What's the point!? At most, they will sit on their seats, shake their fat chins and lips, and push all these responsibilities back to us!
!We don’t have any chance to speak in front of the people!! Unless...!!! Unless we..."
"You...what do you want to say...Major Darrens..." Berry Kevins seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking, and his entire face turned pale for a moment, looking at him with an expression of disbelief.
The other party, until the other party...slowly asked a question...
"I want to say...how many permanent troops are there in Amsterdam now...gentlemen...are there...20,000...no! Are there...10,000...?? It should be...not..."
"Are you crazy!! Major Darrens!! You are treason!! You are..."
"I am patriotic!! I am loyal to our people's general!!! Just imagine... will it end if you and the chief of staff are convicted? They will send another expeditionary force
!Send them to this irreversible hell!! Think of their families and children! Your Excellency General! Also think of...the future of our Netherlands!!"
"I...agree with Major Darrens's idea! I express my position on behalf of my fleet!"
"Count me in too!! Major Darrens!! Otherwise our country will be destroyed sooner or later by these moths!!"
"Okay! I will participate too!! I swear to God! I will support our General until death!!"
"You guys!! Are you all crazy?!" Van Rodesheng Gurang pointed at everyone with a livid face. He was about to continue shouting, but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder...and he turned his head.
Looking around, I only saw the extremely determined eyes of Chief of Staff Barry Kevins... ⑧①ZW.????m
"Why...even you..."
"Yes, General... I think! As your chief of staff, I have an obligation to advise you... what is right... what... is the best future for this country... We need a calm moment now.
And a clear 'mind' also requires a pair of eyes that can see farther. We... are the last bright light that prevents the motherland from continuing to move towards the abyss... because no one knows how powerful the enemy is better than us... no one else...
We are the only ones... General..."
After listening to these words... Van Rodesheng Gurang frowned and fell into deep thought...
But other officers in the captain's room began to make plans one after another. Some even found a map of Amsterdam and began to discuss together how to arrange their troops and how to capture the port and the House of Representatives as quickly as possible!
Although the weapons in their hands are not more advanced than those of others, this war... has taught them many advanced tactics and experiences! They are confident of completing this real "final battle"!! And the most urgent task is,
The goal is to restore low morale in the shortest possible time!
"Wine and women!! Wine and women!! Gentlemen!! Nothing can boost morale more than this! Nothing!!"
"But speaking of women! What about the witch we imprisoned?"
"What else can we do!? Force her to tell how to make all the weapons! Then kill her!!"
"No, no, no! It's definitely not possible to kill her... We still have to keep her to negotiate with Liang Guo!"
"Yes!! Peace talks!! I believe they will definitely negotiate with us for this witch! And... they will also pay us a lot of money for her!! When we have weapons as powerful as them! We
You can dominate the entire Europe! Or even dominate the entire world!!”
"And...what about those congressmen? Those damn bureaucrats?"
"They are the ones who deserve to die the most!! Let me tell you... gentlemen! We should hang them! Or send them to the guillotine!! Let the citizens of the country see! How are these dwarfs who only think about money and women?
What will happen!!"
"What a great idea!! I agree!!"
"I agree too!!"
"And after we capture the capital, the first thing we do is to win over our colleagues and stop the internal strife!"
"I will write to my classmate! He is the deputy chief of staff of the Seventh Fleet!"
"And my brother! Although he is just a captain like me, I believe that with his eloquence, he can definitely convince their general! Of course... the rights... may also have to be divided..."
"That's the key! Gentlemen, it's not difficult to capture the capital. How to stabilize the situation afterwards is the most difficult... I think we can try to win over the third and fourth infantry regiments..."
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In the captain's room, the bustle of the past was restored...
The people who had looked gloomy just now and were almost in despair about the future now burst out with infinite vitality again!
Because they see...not just their own prospects...
And the motherland has an extremely bright future...
And negotiate with Liang Guo for the first time!!
This is undoubtedly the most unanimous decision made by everyone...and there is no one...
